Nēph'ew, n.

(nĕf'yū, 85) (Synop., § 130), n. [O. Eng. neueu, neceue, Fr. neveu, O. Fr. nepveu, nevod, Pr. nebot, Sp. nepote, It. nepote, nipote, Lat. nepos, A-S. nefa, neofa, genefa, Icel. nefi, O. H. Ger. nefo, nevo, M. H. Ger. neve, N. H. Ger. nefe, D. neef, allied to Lat. nepos, Skr. naptri.] 1. A grandson, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.] “If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their grandfathers than their fathers.” Bp. Taylor. The warts, black moles, and freckles of fathers not appearing at all upon their own children’s skin, begin afterward to put forth and show themselves in their nephews, to wit, the children of their sons and daughters. Holland. 2. The son of a brother or sister. The English authorities pronounce this word nee'v'l.