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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nephew \Neph"ew\ (n[e^]f"[-u]; in England n[e^]v"[-u]; 277), n. [OE. neveu, nevou nevu, fr F. neveu, OF also nevou L. nepos; akin to AS nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, gr ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr. nep[=a]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf {Niece}, {Nepotism}.] 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. {grandchildren}]. --1 Tim. v. 4. If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. --Jer. Taylor. 2. A cousin. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. --Chaucer.
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