nephew
noun
neph·ew
ˈne-(ˌ)fyü 
chiefly British -(ˌ)vyü
plural nephews
1
: a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
2
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Meryl Streep ‘cut a car-sized hole in the fence,’ and fled the Palisades fire through a neighbor’s yard, nephew says.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Meryl Streep's nephew is sharing a nerve-wracking tale of how the celebrated actress escaped the wildfires in Los Angeles.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
According to Fawzi, the two nephews who were arrested with him couldn’t work the system, so they were sent to Sednaya, which by then had become a virtual death camp.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The show, set in a Chicago record shop, follows the owners, two brothers who are sharing the music of their youth with their nephew.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Meryl Streep's nephew is sharing a nerve-wracking tale of how the celebrated actress escaped the wildfires in Los Angeles.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
According to Fawzi, the two nephews who were arrested with him couldn’t work the system, so they were sent to Sednaya, which by then had become a virtual death camp.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The show, set in a Chicago record shop, follows the owners, two brothers who are sharing the music of their youth with their nephew.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Nephew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nephew. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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nephew
noun
neph·ew
ˈnef-yü
: a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
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