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Definition: Nephew |
NephewNoun1. A son of your brother or sister. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nephew" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of your nephew, denotes you are soon to come into a pleasing competency, if he is handsome and well looking; otherwise, there will be disappointment and discomfort for you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Nephew (French neveu, Latin nepos). Both in Latin and in archaic English the word means a grandchild, or descendant. Hence, in 1 Tim. v. 4, we read- "If a woman have children or nephews [grandchildren]." Propertius has it, "Me inter seros laudabit Roma nepotes [posterity]." Niece (Latin neptis also means a granddaughter or female descendant. (See Nepotism.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Pieter Burmann (October 13, 1714 - June 24, 1788), called by himself the Younger (Secundus) to distinguish himself from his uncle, was a Dutch philologist, born at Amsterdam.He was brought up by his uncle in Leiden, and afterwards studied law and philology under CA Duker and Arnold von Drakenborch at Utrecht. In 1735 he was appointed professor of eloquence and history at Franeker, with which the chair of poetry was combined in 1741. In the following year he left Franeker for Amsterdam to become professor of history and philology at the Athenaeum. He was subsequently professor of poetry (1744), general librarian (1752), and inspector of the gymnasium (1753). In 1777 he retired, and died on the 24th of June 1778 at Sandhorst, near Amsterdam.
He resembled his more famous uncle in the manner and direction of his studies, and in his violent disposition, which involved him in quarrels with contemporaries, notably Saxe and Klotz. He was a man of extensive learning, and had a great talent for Latin poetry. His most valuable works are:
He completed the editions of Virgil (1767) and Claudian (1760), which had been left unfinished by his uncle, and commenced an edition of Propertius, one of his best works, which was only half printed at the time of his death. It was completed by L. van Santen and published in 1780.
- Anthologia Veterum Latinorum Epigrammatum et Poematum (1759-1763)
- Aristophanis comoediae Novem (1760)
- Rhetorica.
This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pieter Burmann the Younger."
| Antonym: niece (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Consanguinity | Kinsman, kinfolk; kith and kin; relation, relative; connection; sibling, sib; next of kin; uncle, aunt, nephew, niece; cousin, cousin-german; first cousin, second cousin; cousin once removed, cousin twice; removed; near relation, distant relation; brother, sister, one's own flesh and blood. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Nephew |
| English words defined with "nephew": Antoninus, Aurelius ♦ Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Claudius, Claudius I ♦ Gawain, grandnephew, grandniece, great-nephew, great-niece ♦ Iseult ♦ James Clark Ross ♦ lot ♦ Marcus Annius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ♦ Napoleon III, Nepotal, Nevew ♦ pull ♦ Richard III, Ross, Rupert's drop ♦ Seid, Sir Gawain, Sir James Clark Ross ♦ Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, Tristan, Tristram. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "nephew": Amon's Son ♦ Benvolio, Bohort ♦ collateral heir ♦ Google ♦ Isolde ♦ Mattaniah, Melisendra ♦ Rinaldo, Roland ♦ Song of Roland ♦ Ysolde. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "nephew": Niece. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | This is a very painful moment for me. My own nephew, a criminal (Babes in Toyland; writing credit: Glen MacDonough; Paul Zindel) I called the motel but you're nephew checked out. (Herbie Rides Again; writing credit: Gordon Buford; Bill Walsh) If I were his nephew instead of his niece (Doctor Dolittle; writing credit: Hugh Lofting; Leslie Bricusse) Fred! My dear nephew! How are you (A Christmas Carol; writing credit: Hugo Butler) My wife's nephew. At dinner I am getting earful (Firefly; writing credit: John Sullivan) | |
Lyrics | I'm in the dirty dirty with my nephew J (Bow Wow [That's My Name]; performing artist: Lil Bow Wow) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Porky's Naughty Nephew (1938) The Millionaire's Nephew (1911) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Sketch of John Ross Key by James McNeill Whistler Sketched in the Coast Survey office in 1854 Key was a nephew of Francis Scott Key He was a draughtsman in the office at the time of the drawing. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Coast Survey sounding operations in Strawberry Harbor Coast Survey Ship FAUNTLEROY in background Watercolor by James Madison Alden, nephew of Lieutenant James Alden Lt. Alden commanded the Coast Survey Steamer ACTIVE. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Richard Wainwright, Jr. 1849-1926 Nephew of Alexander Dallas Bache Had run of Coast Survey offices during Civil War Helped modernize U.S. Navy prior to WWI Served on the Coast Survey in the 1870's. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Herbert Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville, son of Reuchlin Wright, age eight. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Kill Devil Hill, where the first gliding experiments were conducted by the Wright brothers in 1900; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville Wright, accompanied by his brother Lorin, his nephew Horace, and his friend Alexander Ogilvie, of England, arrived for. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Milton Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville, son of Lorin, approximately age nine, [sic], copy photograph. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Horace (Buster) Wright, son of Lorin Wright, nephew of Wilbur and Orville. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Group picture of Orville Wright, Bishop Milton Wright, Katharine Wright, Earl N. Findley, nephew Horace Wright, John R. McMahon, and Pliny Williamson, all seated on the lawn of Orville's home, Hawthorn Hill; Dayton, Ohio. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "My little nephew" by Martijn Beks Commentary: "Please REALLY contact me if you want to use one of my pic's." | "Child on Bench" by Haroon Siddiq Commentary: "My nephew 'Ahsan'." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Sir Thomas Malory | What, nephew, said the king, is the wind in that door? |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | We will entirely remove from their bailiwicks, the relations of Gerard of Athee (so that in future they shall have no bailiwick in England); namely, Engelard of Cigogne, Peter, Guy, and Andrew of Chanceaux, Guy of Cigogne, Geoffrey of Martigny with his brothers, Philip Mark with his brothers and his nephew Geoffrey, and the whole brood of the same. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | His nephew left the room without an angry word, notwithstanding |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | So much the worse for monsieur, my nephew! He marries a beggar, let him be a beggar |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Many major manufacturers -- such as Ashdale Healthcare, Robinson Healthcare, Smith & Nephew Rehabilitation, and Sunrise Medical -- have mail order catalogues. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Zimbabwe | Following a Supreme Court ruling in 1999 that the Government's monopoly on telecommunications was unconstitutional because it interfered with the right to freedom of expression, the Government for the first time granted a broadcasting license to a private television station, Joy Television (Joy TV). President Mugabe's nephew, Leo Mugabe, reportedly has financial ties to Joy TV, and the ZBC reportedly exercises some editorial control over Joy TV's programming. (references) |
Economic History | Equatorial Guinea | Since independence, the two Presidents (Macias and his nephew Obiang) have been the dominant political forces. (references) |
Thailand | King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) initially accepted this change but later surrendered the kingship to his 10-year old nephew. (references) | |
Human Rights | Sri Lanka | Her nephew, who was with her at the time, was injured seriously. (references) |
Central African Republic | On May 28, USP guards killed Leon Banganzoni, a retired civil servant, his son, and his nephew. (references) | |
Guyana | On August 14, Azad Bacchus, his son Shaazad Bacchus, and nephew Fadil Ally were killed in the early morning during a confrontation with members of the Berbice Anti-Smuggling Squad (BASS) following events that included a civilian raid on the Skeldon hospital. (references) | |
Minorities | Pakistan | Several incidents of sectarian violence between rival Sunni and Shi'a groups typically occur during Muharram, the time when Shi'a Muslims mourn the deaths of the Prophet Mohammed's nephew, Ali and Ali's son Hussain. (references) |
Political Rights | Dominica | Ian Douglas, nephew of Rosie Douglas and representing the DLP, won the December 2000 by-election for the deceased Prime Minister's seat. (references) |
Women | Ghana | For example, in January two elderly women in Komenda, Central Region, were accused of being witches by their nephew and subsequently were abducted and tortured to obtain confessions. (references) |
Worker Rights | Morocco | Government security forces arrested the nephew and son of the owner, the owner himself, and local thugs the company allegedly hired to intimidate the strikers. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Nephew" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.86% of the time. "Nephew" is used about 728 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.86% | 727 | 9,285 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.14% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 728 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "nephew" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Nephew | Last name | 300 | 25,276 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Smith & Nephew PLC |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "nephew": Smith and Nephew. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "nephew": Nephew-in-law, nephew-made-good. | |
Ending with "nephew": grand-nephew, great-nephew. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "nephew"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | neef (cousin), susterskind (niece), broerskind (niece). (various references) | |
Albanian | nip (grandchild, grandson). (various references) | |
Arabic | إبن غير شرعي لكاهن, إبن الأخ أو الأ خت, إبن الأ خت. (various references) | |
Asturian | sobrín. (various references) | |
Bemba | umwipwa. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | внук (grandchild, grandson), незаконороден син (whoreson), племенник. (various references) | |
Catalan | nebot. (various references) | |
Cebuano | pag-umangkong lalaki. (various references) | |
Chamorro | subrinu. (various references) | |
Chinese | 甥 , 侄子, 姪 , 外甥 (sister's son, wife's sibling's son). (various references) | |
Cornish | noy. (various references) | |
Czech | synovec. (various references) | |
Danish | søstersøn, brodersøn. (various references) | |
Dutch | oomzegger, neef (cousin). (various references) | |
Esperanto | nevo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | systursonur, bróðursonur. (various references) | |
Farsi | پسرخواهر, پسربرادرزن وخواهرشوهروغیره , پسربرادر. (various references) | |
Finnish | veljellipoika, sisarenpoika. (various references) | |
French | neveu. (various references) | |
Frisian | omkesizzer (niece), muoikesizzer (niece). (various references) | |
German | Neffe. (various references) | |
Greek | ανιψιόσ, ανηψιός, ανεψιόσ, ανίψι (niece). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אחין, בן אח, נכדן. (various references) | |
Hungarian | unokaöcs (grand-nephew). (various references) | |
Icelandic | systursonur, bróðursonur. (various references) | |
Indonesian | kemenakan laki-laki. (various references) | |
Inuktitut | qangiaq. (various references) | |
Irish | nia, mac deirféar, mac dearthair. (various references) | |
Italian | nipote (grandchild, granddaughter, grandson, niece). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 猶子 (another child considered as one's own), 甥 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おい (old age, old person, the aged, the old), ゆうし (ambition, an official, another child considered as one's own, brave man, brave warrior, financing, gallant figure, grieving, hero, historical, idle funds or capital, loan, recorded in history, sympathizer, traveller, voluntary, volunteer, wanderer). (various references) | |
Korean | 조카. (various references) | |
Manx | mac shayrey, mac braarey. (various references) | |
Maori | tamaiti. (various references) | |
Maya | h soop. (various references) | |
Norwegian | nevø. (various references) | |
Papago | chuhchud. (various references) | |
Papiamen | subrino. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ephewnay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | sobrinho. (various references) | |
Provencal | nebot. (various references) | |
Romanian | nepot (boy, descendant, grandson). (various references) | |
Romany | pralisko cshow. (various references) | |
Ruanda | umwana wa mwene wacu. (various references) | |
Russian | племянник. (various references) | |
Samoan | atalii o le uso. (various references) | |
Sepedi | moswa. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | nećak, sestrić, bratanac. (various references) | |
Shona | mwana. (various references) | |
Spanish | sobrino. (various references) | |
Swazi | úm-shâna. (various references) | |
Swedish | systerson, brorson. (various references) | |
Thai | หลานชาย. (various references) | |
Turkish | yeğen (niece). (various references) | |
Turkmen | яegen (niece). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | онук (grandchild, grandson), небіж, племінник. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chị (niece, sib, sister). (various references) | |
Welsh | nai. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Avestan | 200-600 | tûirîm. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | nefa. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | neveu. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Job Chapter 18, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ouk estai epignwstoV en law autou oude seswsmenoV en th up' ouranon o oikoV autou all' en toiV autou zhsontai eteroi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Non erit semen eius neque progenies in populo suo nec ullae reliquiae in regionibus eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | His sed ne progenye shal ben in his puple, ne any remnaunt in the regiouns of hym. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name. |
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| Language | Job Chapter 18, Verse 19 |
| Albanian | Nuk ka as bij, as pasardhës në popullin e tij dhe asnjë që të mbijetojë në banesën e tij. |
| Cebuano | Dili siya makabaton ug mga anak, ni mga anak sa iyang mga anak sa taliwala sa iyang katawohan, Ni makabaton usab siya ug kabilin sa iyang ginapuy-an. |
| Croatian | U rodu mu nema roda ni poroda, nit' preživjela na njegovu ognjištu. |
| Danish | i sit Folk har han ikke Afkom og Æt, i hans Hjem er der ingen tilbage; |
| Dutch | Hij zal geen zoon, noch neef hebben onder zijn volk; en niemand zal in zijn woningen overig zijn. |
| Finnish | Ei sukua, ei jälkeläistä ole hänellä kansansa seassa, eikä ketään jää jäljelle hänen asuntoihinsa. |
| French | Il ne laisse ni descendants ni postérité parmi son peuple, Ni survivant dans les lieux qu`il habitait. |
| German | Er wird keine Kinder haben und keine Enkel unter seinem Volk; es wird ihm keiner übrigbleiben in seinen Gütern. |
| Hungarian | Sem fia, sem unokája nem lesz az õ népében, és semmi maradéka az õ tanyáján. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anak dan keturunan ia tak punya; di kampung halamannya seorang pun tak tersisa. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Padanya akan tiada anak atau cucu di antara bangsanya, dan di dalam rumahnya seorangpun tiada akan tinggal dengan hidup. |
| Italian | Non famiglia, non discendenza avrà nel suo popolo, non superstiti nei luoghi della sua dimora. |
| Maori | E kore ia e whai tama, e whai tama ranei a te tama, i roto i tona iwi, he morehu ranei i te wahi i noho ai ia. |
| Norwegian | Han har ikke barn og ikke efterkommere blandt sitt folk, og det finnes ingen i hans boliger som har sloppet unda. |
| Portuguese | Não tem filho nem neto entre o seu povo, e descendente nenhum lhe ficará nas moradas. |
| Rumanian | Nu lasq nici mowtenitori, nici sqmknyq kn poporul squ, nicio rqmqwiyq vie kn locurile kn cari locuia. |
| Russian | оЙ УЩОБ ЕЗП, ОЙ ЧОХЛБ ОЕ ВХДЕФ Ч ОБТПДЕ ЕЗП, Й ОЙЛПЗП ОЕ ПУФБОЕФУС Ч ЦЙМЙЭБИ ЕЗП. |
| Spanish | No tendrá prole ni descendiente en su pueblo, ni sobreviviente en sus moradas. |
| Swedish | Utan barn och avkomma bliver han i sitt folk, och ingen i hans boningar skall slippa undan. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "nephew": nephews. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "nephew": grandnephew. (additional references) | |
Words containing "nephew": grandnephews. (additional references) | |
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"Nephew" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ephe, nefew, Neghme, neph, nephaw, nephe, nephen, nephiew, nephue, newphew. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nephew" (pronounced ne"fyuw) |
| 5 | n e" f y uw | grandnephew. |
| 3 | -f y uw | curfew. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-n-p-w" | |
-1 letter: wheen, wheep. | |
-2 letters: hewn, neep, peen, phew, ween, weep, whee, when. | |
-3 letters: ewe, hen, hep, hew, nee, new, pee, peh, pen, pew, wee, wen. | |
-4 letters: eh, en, he, ne, pe, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-n-p-w" | |
+1 letter: nephews. | |
+2 letters: pinwheel, wheeping. | |
+3 letters: pinwheels, wheepling, whereupon. | |
+4 letters: pinwheeled. | |
+5 letters: grandnephew, pennyweight, pinwheeling. | |
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