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uterine nephew

uterine nephew noun: the son of one's sister.

Noun

uterine nephew (plural uterine nephews)

  1. The son of one's sister.
    • In Dobu, the mother's brother is held to be the harshest of all the relatives. “The motherʼs brother may beat children long after their parents have ceased to do so,” and they are forbidden to utter his name. There is a tender relationship with the “navel,” the motherʼs sisterʼs husband, who is the...1963, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Structural Anthropology, New York: Basic Books, page 44

Forms of uterine nephew

pluraluterine nephews

Questions about uterine nephew

What does uterine nephew mean?
Uterine nephew means the son of one's sister.
What part of speech is uterine nephew?
Uterine nephew is a noun.
What is the plural of uterine nephew?
The plural of uterine nephew is uterine nephews.

Words near uterine nephew in the dictionary

  1. uterine cycles
  2. uterine gland
  3. uterine horn
  4. uterine inertia
  5. uterine isthmus
  6. uterine nephew
  7. uterine nephews
  8. uterine tube
  9. uterine tubes
  10. uterines
  11. uteritis

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