See more words from the same century. Accessed 14 Nov. See the full definition for niece in the English Language Learners Dictionary. Nglish: Translation of niece for Spanish Speakers. Britannica English: Translation of niece for Arabic Speakers.
Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Definition of niece. Examples of niece in a Sentence If he's my uncle, then I'm his niece.
Recent Examples on the Web Iris Rodriguez said her niece had a passion for dance. First Known Use of niece 14th century, in the meaning defined above. An example of a niece is your brother-in-law's daughter. The daughter of one's brother or sister or of the brother or sister of one's spouse.
The daughter of one's brother or sister. A daughter of someone's sibling , brother-in-law , or sister-in-law ; either the daughter of one's brother "fraternal niece" , or of one's sister "sororal niece". My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday. An illegitimate daughter, as of a medieval prelate. Origin of niece. He is said to have had many affairs, chief among them with Jean Gordon, his half- niece.
He hugs his sister, Athelgra, hugs his daughter, Ernestine, hugs his niece Arthel. Negron was dating Mayor Delle Donna's niece , Rita Perito, and their relationship allegedly turned physically abusive. My ultimate aim is that by the time my niece is eight - she's three now - there won't be a risk of FGM. I have a year-old niece who is a Belieber aka big fan of Justin. One of her humours was to unite the son of her minister, with a niece of the widowed Queen of Saint Germain's.
It was evident to the German doctor that his patron looked forward to his great- niece 's visit with pleasure. Miss Barrington shook off her anger, and rising, laid a gentle hand on her niece 's shoulder.
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