n.
Pronunciation: ' ne-( ˌ )fyü, chiefly Brit -( ˌ )vyü
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English nevew, from Anglo-French nevou, neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew; akin to Old English nefa grandson, nephew, Sanskrit nap ā t grandson
Date: 14th century
1 a : a son of one's brother or sister or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law b : an illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic
2 obsolete : a lineal descendant especially : GRANDSON