nephew

The word “nephew” means the son of one's brother or sister, or of one's sibling-in-law. In plain terms, your sibling's son.

“Nephew” is pronounced NEHV-yoo (/ˈnɛf.ju/ in IPA).

Here is “nephew” used in a sentence: “My nephew just started his first year of university.”

“Nephew” is a noun.

The word “nephew” comes from Latin. From Old French neveu, from Latin nepos ("grandson, descendant"). The modern -ph- spelling arose later from association with the Latin form, which eventually changed the way English speakers pronounced the word.

“Nephew” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

A nephew is the son of your brother or sister, while a niece is the daughter. Both words also cover the children of your spouse's siblings — your siblings-in-law. Nephew is always male; niece is always female.

Formally, no: your cousin's son is your first cousin once removed, not your nephew. Nephew is reserved for the son of your brother, sister, or sibling-in-law. Some families do use nephew loosely for a cousin's child, but that is informal rather than the standard meaning.

A great-nephew — also called a grand-nephew — is the son of your nephew or niece, making him your brother's or sister's grandson. Both terms are correct and widely understood, with great-nephew the more common in everyday speech.

The informal coinage nibling is increasingly used to cover nephews and nieces together, but it remains colloquial and is not found in all dictionaries. In formal writing, "nephews and nieces" is still the standard wording.