Niche Definition

nĭch, nēsh
niched, niches, niche
noun
niches
A recess or hollow in a wall, as for a statue, bust, or vase.
Webster's New World
A cranny, hollow, or crevice, as in rock.
American Heritage
A place or position particularly suitable to the person or thing in it.
Webster's New World
A situation or activity specially suited to a person's interests, abilities, or nature.
Found her niche in life.
American Heritage
Any small, specialized business market.
Webster's New World
verb
To place in or as in a niche.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Niche

Noun

Singular:
niche
Plural:
niches

Origin of Niche

  • French from Old French from nichier to nest (from Vulgar Latin nīdicāre) (from Latin nīdus nest sed- in Indo-European roots) or from Old Italian nicchio seashell (perhaps from Latin mītulus mussel)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest") (modern French nicher), from Latin nÄ«dus (“nest").

    From Wiktionary

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