NEPHEW


Meaning of NEPHEW in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.