Hypertext Webster Gateway: "niece"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Niece \Niece\, n. [OE. nece, F. ni[`e]ce, LL. neptia, for L.
neptis a granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. See {Nephew}.]
1. A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether
male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson. [Obs.] --B.
Jonson. Wyclif. Shak.

2. A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's
brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

niece
n : a daughter of your brother or sister [ant: {nephew}]

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