Synonyms for nephew
ˈnɛf yu; esp. Brit. ˈnɛv yunephew

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1. nephewnoun

   Antonyms:
   niece, uncle, aunt

2. nephewnoun

   Antonyms:
   niece, aunt, uncle

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1. nephewnoun

   a son of your brother or sister

   Antonyms:
   niece

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1. List of paraphrases for "nephew":

   neveu, sobrino

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1. Terrence Howard:

   I'm glad that I can show the African-American community that this is what you're doing to your son, this is what you're doing to your nephew, this is what you're doing to the kid down the street.

2. The Reddit user:

   I work 60-100 hours a week, so if anyone needs time off, its me, she wrote. Last year, however, the woman claimed the two asked her to babysit on the day of her own important work retreat. Everyone is expected to go [on the retreat], and its frowned upon if you miss it. They wanted to go on a date. I said no, I have an important work event. They continued to nag me about how they havent gone on a date for so long, she wrote. The night before her work event, they called in a panic and said their friend Mike from the next city over had been in a car accident, and I needed to babysit nephew for a few hours. The Reddit user said shereluctantly agreed, but under the condition that they be back by 7 a.m. the next day so she could leave for the retreat.But her brother and sister-in-law did not return for two days, and did not answer any of her phone calls or texts. I had to cancel on my superiors morning of, which looked awful, she wrote. DAD IN TROUBLE WITH WIFE AND DAUGHTER AFTER BUYING MCDONALDS FOR HIMSELF, AND ONLY HIMSELF Her brother had an excuse when they returned, claiming Mikes life was in danger and they were too busy helping his girlfriend. And then, for weeks afterward, the Reddit user said her brother and sister-in-law asked her to babysit many more times, each time saying they werevisitingMike to help him with his recovery. Two months later, however, the woman claims that her company, and the company that Mikes girlfriend works for,had a meeting, and that she ran into the two of them. Mike had never been in an accident, and although [my brother and sister-in-law] had gone to visit them recently, it was for drinks and bowling, not bringing them chicken noodle soup in the hospital, she wrote. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER After confronting her brother and sister-in-law, the woman said they admitted to lying so they could go on date nights. They claimed I gave them no choice since I would never help them out when they needed time together because parenting was so stressful and difficult.

3. Survivor Tia Coleman:

   I believe that a lot of people could have been spared, my heart is very heavy. Out of 11 of us, only two of us surviving – that’s me and my nephew.

4. Aylan Kurdi:

   Yes, my nephew did change the world for politicians; they think of humanity.

5. Betty Lewis:

   My husband was somebody's father, somebody's son, somebody's nephew, brother and he's gone by the hands of a murderer.