How do you use the word "nephew" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "nephew": My nephew was accustomed to sitting up late. A nephew is a son of one's brother or sister.

Nephew

/ˈnɛf.ju/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

nounA son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law

Sentence Examples

My nephew was accustomed to sitting up late.

A nephew is a son of one's brother or sister.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

None

Antonyms:

niece

CEFR Practice Quiz

My sister's son is my ____, and we often play video games together.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

My ____ is very excited about starting his first year of college this fall.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English nevew, neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Old French neveu, from Latin nepos, nepōtem, from Proto-Italic *nepōts (“nephew, grandson”), whence also French neveu, Italian nipote. Displaced or absorbed the inherited English neve (“nephew, grandson, male cousin”), from Middle English neve, from Old English nefa, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew, grandson”), whence Dutch neef, German Neffe. All ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“grandchild, sister's son”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian nećak, Irish nia, Persian نوه (nave). Doublet of neve. Spelt with -ph- by readaptation to Latin nepos since the 15th century, which later triggered the spelling pronunciation with /f/.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Hir father many a time and oft would say my daughter deere, Of Nephewes thou my debtour art, their Graundsires heart to chéere." — 1567, Ovid, “The First Booke”, in Arthur Golding, transl., The XV. Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, Entytuled Metamorphosis, […], London: […] Willyam Seres […], →OCLC:

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