Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - niece
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Niece
niece
noun Etymology: Middle English nece granddaughter, ~, from Anglo-French nece, ~, from Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis; akin to Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew — more at nephew Date: 14th century 1. a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law 2. an illegitimate daughter of an ecclesiastic
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n. a daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L neptis granddaughter ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. племянница she is a niece of (to) the governor —- она племянница губернатора 2. эвф. дочь священника, давшего обет безбрачия the cardinal's niece —- племянница (побочная дочь) кардинала ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(nieces) Someone’s niece is the daughter of their sister or brother. ...his niece from America, the daughter of his eldest sister. N-COUNT: oft poss N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n the daughter of your brother or sister, or the daughter of your wife's or husband's brother or sister (- compare nephew) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. niece, earlier niepce, from L. neptia, from neptis "granddaughter, niece," fem. of nepos "grandson, nephew" (see nephew). Replaced O.E. nift, from P.Gmc. *neftiz, from the same PIE root. Until c.1600, it could mean "a granddaughter" or any remote female descendant. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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