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Noun
/ˈnefyo͞o/,
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nephews, plural;
  1. A son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law

  1. a son of your brother or sister
  2. Nephew is a son of one's sibling or sibling-in-law, and niece is a daughter of one's sibling or a sibling-in-law. Sons and daughters of siblings-in-law are also informally referred to as nephews and nieces respectively, even though there is no blood relation. ...
  3. Nephew is a Danish rock band, formed in 1996, in Århus. They had their breakthrough in 2004 with the release of their second album USADSB. ...
  4. The Nephew is a 1998 film directed by Eugene Brady, which tells the story of a young biracial American man, Chad Egan-Washington (played by Hill Harper).
  5. sister's son, brother's son, wife's brother's son, wife's sister's son, husband's brother's son, husband's sister's son
  6. To dream of your nephew, denotes you are soon to come into a pleasing competency, if he is handsome and well looking; otherwise, there will be disappointment and discomfort for you.
  7. practically the same usage as today, except in very old records it could also mean niece. In Middle English it meant grandson or granddaughter
  8. This is a male relative. This is the son of your brother or sister. You would be their aunt or uncle.
  9. If you dream of your nephew and he is of pleasing countenance this is an omen that you will soon find yourself residing in a more pleasing and congenial surroundings. If, however, his looks are gross then there will be a loss of business or possible illness for you.
  10. This guy's family owns the store, so he's hip to the latest fell-off-a-truck shipment they got in. The one directive he's gotten from above is to get rid of the schwag fast, even if it means selling it far below the marked price. ...
  11. il nipote (“eel nee-poh-tah”)