Meaning
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 43 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-25CADEINV
- 2026-08-30ECGINTX
- 2026-06-01IACENTX
- 2026-04-28CENLIMT
- 2026-04-22NBLECIV
- 2026-03-16NCELGIX
- 2026-03-12CDEILNP
- 2026-02-06EAMGCIN
- 2026-01-24ECUTIFN
- 2025-12-05ENAMCBI
- 2025-09-01CAINTYE
- 2025-07-04CEOIFNT
+31 earlier appearances in the archive.