nephew - Longman Dictionary

nephew meaning, definition, what is nephew: the son of your brother or sister, or th...: Learn more. nephewFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishnephewneph‧ew/ˈnefjuː,ˈnev-$ˈnef-/●●●S3noun[countable]    FAMILYthesonofyourbrotherorsister,orthesonofyourhusband’sorwife’sbrotherorsister→niece,uncle,auntExamplesfromtheCorpusnephew•Morrisonsaidshesenthernieceandanephewtoseeifanythinghadreachedshore,buttheysawnothing.•Uncleandnephewkneltshouldertoshoulder,handscupped,headsbowedinthesimplepositionofsubmission.•MustknowhisjobelseRiddlewouldn'thavekepthim,nephewornonephew.•Itwasnearlytwenty-sixyearsbeforehesawhisnephewagain.•Hisnephewtoldhimtotakeawalk,getlostinthecrowd.•Andindeednoone-notoneofherchildrenorgrandchildrenorgreat-grandchildrenornephewsornieces-couldeverrememberseeingMariaill.•RillaChalliss,marriedtoAmeliaOtis'snephewJames,alsothoughtitamistake.Originnephew(1200-1300)OldFrenchneveu,fromLatinnepos“grandson,nephew” Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Music Chronology Officials Fish Seealltopics Wordoftheday dissuade topersuadesomeonenottodosomething