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niece vs nephew

niece

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noun

  1. a daughter of your brother or sister

Examples

The flower girls were Kara and Shannon McGovern, nieces of the bridegroom, who wore full length white gowns with raspberry coloured sashes.

Cousin Molle goes to Cambridge and the niece is the only visitor.

My niece was left in my trust for the weekend.

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nephew

Definitions

noun

  1. a son of your brother or sister

Examples

Some people believe that Richard III did not murder his nephews and was not the villain he is generally thought to have been.

We usually open family presents with my BIL, SIL and nephew on Christmas morning.

I have a wife, a son, a sister, a sister-in-law, three brothers-in-law, a mother, a father-in-law, a nephew, and a niece.

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