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Word entry · 5 letters

niece

Best crossword clue

"Sibling's daughter"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /niːs/Part of speech nounSorted ceeinStarts with NEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Daughter of one's sibling.

Word origin

From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.

Used in a sentence

  • My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.

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