| Nephew | 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. nepāt grandson, descendant. √262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism. ] 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] But if any widow have children or nephews [ Rev. Ver. grandchildren ]. 1 Tim. v. 4. [ 1913 Webster ] If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A cousin. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
