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Definition of: nephew
(nef′y, esp. Brit. nev′y) noun
1. The son of a sister or a brother; by extension, a grandnephew.
2. An unlawfully begotten son: a euphemism.
3. Obs. A descendant; grandchild; also, a cousin. [<F neveu <L nepos grandson, nephew]
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