nephew

/ˈnɛf.juː/

nounneph · ew

Remember: a NEPHEW is a NEar family Person—HE is your sibling’s son, and it ends with “-ew.”

Yes, it's nephew. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-ew** (neph**ew**), not **-ue** or **-oo**.

Definition

  1. nounthe son of your brother or sister (or of your husband’s or wife’s brother or sister)

Examples

  • My nephew is learning to ride a bike without training wheels.
  • We bought a birthday card for our nephew before the party.
  • Her nephew stayed with them for a week during summer break.

Synonyms

brother’s sonsister’s sonniece’s brotherrelativefamily member

Translations

ES sobrinoPT sobrinhoFR neveu

Common misspellings

nefewnefunephewwnephueneffewnephoonephiewnepew

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