transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈne-(ˌ)fyü, chiefly Brit ]
-(ˌ)vyü noun
Etymology: Middle English nevew, from Anglo-French nevou, neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew; akin to Old English nefa grandson, nephew, Sanskrit napāt 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