daughter of one's brother or sister
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Niece Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.
A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.
(n.)
A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
niece
\niece\ (?), n. [oe. nece, f. nièce, ll. neptia, for l. neptis a granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. see nephew.]
1. a relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson. [obs.] jonson. wyclif. shak.
2. a daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Noun
1. a daughter of your brother or sister
(antonym) nephew
(hypernym) kinswoman
(hyponym) great-niece, grandniece
Niece Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
For a woman to dream of her niece, foretells she will have unexpected trials and much useless worry in the near future.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectNiece Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A nephew is a son of one's sibling, sibling-in-law, or half-sibling, and a niece is a daughter of one's sibling, sibling-in-law, or half-sibling. Sons and daughters of siblings-in-law are also informally referred to as nephews and nieces respectively, even though there is no blood relation. The word nephew is derived from the French word neveu.
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Niece Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
n. lor - man's sister's child or woman's brother's child
n. tey' - man's brother's child or woman's sister's child
n. vIn (pl.)
n. lorbe' - man's sister's daughter or woman's brother's daughter
n. tey'be' - man's brother's daughter or woman's sister's daughter
n. yur - distant niece
n. tey' - man's brother's child or woman's sister's child
n. vIn (pl.)
n. lorbe' - man's sister's daughter or woman's brother's daughter
n. tey'be' - man's brother's daughter or woman's sister's daughter
n. yur - distant niece
Niece Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The right 'N' 
hand, held near the right side of the jaw, shakes slightly, or pivots at the wrist.
