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nephews

nephews is the plural of nephew.

Meaning of nephew

Noun

nephew (plural nephews)

  1. A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
    Synonyms:
    neve
  2. A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
  3. (archaic) A son of one's child.
    • Hir father many a time and oft would say my daughter deere,
      Of Nephewes thou my debtour art, their Graundsires heart to chéere.1567, Ovid, “The First Booke”, in Arthur Golding, transl., The XV. Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, Entytuled Metamorphosis, […], London: […] Willyam Seres […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    grandson
  4. Descendant
    • On that day Adam shall see all his nephews together1647, John Trapp, Commentary on the Epistles and Revelation, page 147

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Proper noun capitalized: Nephews

Nephews

  1. (plural) plural of Nephew

Phrases with nephews

Questions about nephews

What is nephews the plural of?
Nephews is the plural of nephew.
What part of speech is nephews?
Nephews is a proper noun.

Words near nephews in the dictionary

  1. nephew-in-law
  2. nephewish
  3. nephewless
  4. nephewlike
  5. nephewly
  6. nephews
  7. nephews-in-law
  8. nephewship
  9. Nephi
  10. nephilid
  11. nephilids

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