nephew

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Singular
nephew

Plural
nephews

  1. (countable) A nephew is the male child of someone's sister or brother, and is a part of their extended family.
    My sister just had a baby boy. He is my nephew.

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Members of a family (edit)

parent: father - mother | spouse: husband - wife | child: son - daughter | sibling: brother - sister | uncle | aunt | nephew - niece | cousin | grandparent: grandfather - grandmother | grandchild: grandson - granddaughter