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Definition of nephew : 1. A cousin.
2. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother- in- law or sister- in- law.

Synonyms:

nephew by marriage, grandnephew, son of a sister-in-law, son of a brother-in-law

father, mother, kin, ancestor, cousin, kinship, brotherhood, fraternity, family, kinfolk, niece, flesh, relation, motherhood, blood, lineage, fatherhood, maternity, aunt, sisterhood, sister, paternity, uncle, heredity, clan, brother, consanguinity, relative

Usage examples:

• " I have no nephew Hector. - "Hector's Inheritance or The Boys of Smith Institute", Horatio Alger.
• And the leetle property, and the uncle, if you wish it; and the leetle nephew- and the leetle nephew- and the leetle nephew! - "The Claverings", Anthony Trollope.
• On his way to the police- station he met Mr. Lewis, deceased's nephew. - "The Queen Against Owen", Allen Upward.