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godson
English
Etymology
From Middle English godsone, godsune, from Old English godsunu (“godson”), equivalent to god +? son. Cognate with Danish gudsøn (“godson”), Swedish gudson (“godson”), Icelandic guðsonur (“godson”).
Noun
godson (plural godsons)
- A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
Related terms
- godchild
- goddaughter
- godfather
- godmother
- godparent
Translations
Further reading
- Godparent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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nephew
English
Etymology
From Middle English nevew, neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Old French neveu (“nephew, grandson”), from Latin nep?tem (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-Indo-European *nép?ts (“grandchild, sister's son”). Doublet of neve and cognate of Persian ???? (nave, “grandchild”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: n?'fyo?o, IPA(key): /?n?f.ju/, (etymological, less common) /?n?v.ju/
- (General American) enPR: n?'fyo?o, IPA(key): /?n?f.ju/
Noun
nephew (plural nephews)
- A 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).
- Synonym: (obsolete) neve
- Coordinate term: niece
- Hypernym: nibling
- Hyponyms: fraternal nephew, sororal nephew
- (archaic) A son of one's child.
- Synonym: grandson
- 1567, Arthur Golding (translator), The XV Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entytuled Metamorphosis, Book 1,[1]
- Hir father many a time and oft would say my daughter deere,
- Of Nephewes thou my debtour art, their Graundsires heart to chéere.
Related terms
- nepotism
- neve
- niece
- nift
Derived terms
- great-nephew
- half nephew
Translations
Further reading
- nephew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Middle English
Noun
nephew
- Alternative form of nevew
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