Definition of NIECE

niece

Plural: nieces

Noun

  • A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
  • a daughter of your brother or sister
  • A daughter of one’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").
  • A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

Examples

  • His niece, a Scrabble prodigy, consistently beat him with obscure two-letter words.
  • My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.

Synonyms

nift

Antonyms

nephew, aunt, uncle

Scrabble Score: 7

niece: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
niece: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
niece: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

niece: valid Words With Friends Word