NEPHEW

nephew. Nephew, n. the son of a brother or sister

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Neph″ew (nĕf″ū̍; in England nĕv″ū̍; 277), 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. νέποδεσ, pl., brood, young, Skr. nepāt grandson, descendant. √262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]] 1. 1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren]. 1 Tim. v. 4. If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. Jer. Taylor. 2. 2. A cousin. Shak.
3. 3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer.