Thesaurus: nephew

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1. n. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
2. n. A cousin.
3. n. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law">brother-in-law or sister-in-law">sister-in-law.
4. n. a son of your brother or sister
5. 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren,]. 1 Tim. v. 4. If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. Jer. Taylor. 2. A cousin. [Obs.] Shak. 3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer.
6. n:100 n. a son of your brother or sister