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

Craven said taking care of her great niece and nephew, who lived with her for a period of time, also served as motivation for her weight loss. —Rachel Flynn, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025

The bullet went through a wall and into the hallway where his niece, 18-month-old Ja’liyah Allen, was playing with her mom, authorities said. —Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025

Per Nancy’s Facebook post, Tillotson is survived by his wife, his brother Dan, his son John and stepdaughter Genevieve as well as his grandchildren, nieces and nephews. —Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025

And that, remarkably, is how Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce met his new niece for the very first time. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025

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

Rhymes for niece

• cease
• crease
• fleece
• gees
• geese
• grease
• grece
• lease
• leese
• piece
• prese
• seis

Kids Definition

niece

noun

ˈnēs 

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