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niece

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++niece /niːs/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]  FAMILYthe daughter of your brother or sister, or the daughter of your wife’s or husband’s brother or sister 侄女;外甥女 nephew, aunt, uncle
Examples from the Corpus
nieceIt's not so much that he's lost a niece, more a potential playmate.Her nephews and nieces were all gathered around the table chattering happily over their food.As they moved towards the next tee she nodded towards her niece.For one, Chilcott had kept his temper, hoping to coax his niece round to his point of view.
Origin niece (1200-1300) Old French Late Latin neptia granddaughter, niece
niece nounChinese
brother or Corpus daughter your the of sister,


niece
niece /niːs/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Late Latin neptia 'granddaughter, niece'
the daughter of your brother or sister, or the daughter of your wife’s or husband’s brother or sister ⇨ nephew, aunt, uncle


🔑 nieceBrE /niːs/ 🔊NAmE /niːs/ 🔊 nounthe daughter of your brother or sister; the daughter of your husband's or wife's brother or sister 侄女;外甥女   compare nephew