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nephew

[nef-yoo, nev-yoo] / ˈnɛf yu, ˈnɛv yu /
NOUN
kinsman
Synonyms
STRONG
agnate aunt blood brother-in-law cognate connection cousin father father-in-law folk folks grandparents in-laws kin kinsperson kinswoman mother mother-in-law niece relation sib sibling sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister uncle
WEAK
clansperson great-grandparents
NOUN
kinswoman
Synonyms
STRONG
agnate aunt blood brother-in-law cognate connection cousin father father-in-law folk folks grandparents in-laws kin kinsman kinsperson mother mother-in-law niece relation sib sibling sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister uncle
WEAK
clansperson great-grandparents
NOUN
man
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dude fellow gentleman guy person
STRONG
beau bloke boyfriend bro brother cat chap father gent grandfather husband papa sir son uncle
WEAK
swain
NOUN
relative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aunt cousin father folk mother niece sibling uncle
STRONG
agnate blood brother-in-law cognate connection father-in-law folks grandparents in-laws kinsperson mother-in-law relation sib sister-in-law stepbrother stepparent stepsister
WEAK
clansperson great-grandparents

Example Sentences

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“This stuff has to leave Iran,” said Richard Nephew, a former nuclear negotiator with Iran during the Obama and Biden administrations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Speaking at Windsor, Mulligan said working on the film, titled Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, had been a "dream job".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Nephew John F. Kennedy Jr. died, with his wife and sister-in-law, when the plane he was flying crashed in 1999 in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Nephew number two wants to hold the money but he’s being pressured by my sister-in-law to cash out and pay off bills and buy a car.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2023

Finally Nephew slowed down on a stretch of road that showed no houses at all.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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