nevew
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛˈviu̯/, /ˈnɛviu̯/
Noun
nevew (plural nevewes)
- A nephew (son of one's sibling)
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3594:
- [...] For he thy nevew was, and sone-in-lawe, [...]
- [...] For he was thy nephew, and son-in-law, [...]
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3594:
- A grandson (son of one's children).
- Any other relative or kinfolk.
Descendants
- English: nephew
- Scots: neffae
References
- “neveu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
- “nevew”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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