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niece (nēs)

noun

  1. the daughter of one's brother or sister
  2. the daughter of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law
  3. an illegitimate daughter, as of a medieval prelate: a euphemism

Etymology: ME nece < OFr niece < LL neptia < L neptis, granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos, nephew

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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