niece

noun

ˈnēs 

plural nieces

: a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law

Examples of niece in a Sentence

If he's my uncle, then I'm his niece.

Recent Examples on the Web

Democrats kicked things off with roaring cheers as Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Slotkin’s nieces and nephews made remarks on a stage under screens displaying live election results. —Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024

Trending on Billboard The evening took a dark turn, however, when the unnamed executive asked Halsey to send a photo of them together to his niece. —Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024

In July, Pippa joined her sister and her 9-year-old niece, Princess Charlotte, for a girls' day out at the tennis tournament in London. —Janine Henni, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024

Our new lioness is Captain Josephina Carillo (Genesis Rodriguez), the U.S.-born niece of Alvaro Carillo, leader of the Los Tigres cartel. —Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English nece granddaughter, niece, from Anglo-French nece, niece, from Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis; akin to Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew — more at nephew

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing niece

• great-niece

Kids Definition

niece

noun

ˈnēs 

: a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law