What does "nephew" mean?
Nephew: If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers. Jer. Taylor.
Additional senses
- 2.A cousin. [Obs.] Shak.
- 3.The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Chaucer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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