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nephew

[nef-yoo, nev-yoo] / ˈnɛf yu, ˈnɛv yu /






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She described her nephew, who is enrolled in an art school in Milan, as a beautiful boy and an excellent painter.

From BBC

He left behind a seminal 37-volume encyclopedia, the “Natural History,” and the surviving letters of his nephew paint a colorful portrait of a workaholic who rarely slept.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her nephew found her after hearing a loud bang, and called 911, according to autopsy reports.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, after finding a box of old books, she claimed that her nephews had put the books there.

From MarketWatch

What started as a way to bond with my anime-loving teenage nephew became a full-blown obsession in which I powered through all four seasons, its OVAs and movies.

From Salon