niece

Meanings

Plural: nieces

Noun

a daughter of your brother or sister
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").
A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

nift

Antonyms

aunt, nephew, uncle

Scrabble Score: 7

niece is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
niece is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
niece is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

niece is a valid Words With Friends word