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niblings

niblings is the plural of nibling.

Meaning of nibling

Noun

nibling (plural niblings)

  1. (in plural, often) Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece.
    • Aunts and uncles are concerned with the education of their niblings and may play a minor role in the ultimate arrangement of a marriage for the nibling.1967, Ben J. Wallace, Gaddang Agriculture: The Focus of Ecological and Cultural Change (unpublished Ph.D. dissertation), Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin, →OCLC

Questions about niblings

What is niblings the plural of?
Niblings is the plural of nibling.

Words near niblings in the dictionary

  1. niblicked
  2. niblicking
  3. niblicks
  4. niblike
  5. nibling
  6. niblings
  7. Niblock
  8. Niblocks
  9. NIBMAR
  10. nibmeister
  11. nibong

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