nevew
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French neveu, later form of nevod, from Latin nepōtem, accusative of nepōs.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnevew (plural nevewes)
- 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, [...]
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3594:
- A grandson (son of one's children).
- Any other relative or kinfolk.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “neveu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
- “nevew”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.