niece

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

   My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.

2. 2
   noun

   a daughter of your brother or sister

3. 3
   noun

   A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

4. 4
   name

   A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.