Category:Nephew

Neph"ew (in england, n. Etym: [oe. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. Neveu, of. also, nevou, l. nepos; akin to as. nefa, d. neef, g. Neffe, ohg. nevo, icel. nefi a kinsman, gr. nepat grandson, Descendant. sq. root262. Cf. Niece, nepotism.]

1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [obs.] But if any widow have children or nephews [rev. Ver. grandchildren,]. 1 tim. v. 4. If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their Grandfathers than to their fathers. Jer. Taylor.

2. A cousin. [obs.] Shak.

3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or Sister-in-law. Chaucer.