nevew

Middle English

Alternative forms

• neveu, nevyew, nevoeu, nevou, nevewe, nevoȝ, nepveu, nefewe, nephew, nevywe

Etymology

From Old French neveu, later form of nevod, from Latin nepōtem, accusative of nepōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛˈviu̯/, /ˈnɛviu̯/

Noun

nevew (plural nevewes)

1. A nephew (son of one's sibling)
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3594:

     [...] For he thy nevew was, and sone-in-lawe, [...]

     [...] For he was thy nephew, and son-in-law, [...]

2. A grandson (son of one's children).
3. Any other relative or kinfolk.

Descendants

• English: nephew
• Scots: neffae

References

• “neveu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 May 2018.
• “nevew”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.