nephew
gb/nˈɛfju/ us/nˈɛfju/
A2
Anglais
~ 3800
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A2
entity
1
son of a brother or sister
The son of your brother or sister.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone]'s nephew
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'nephew' with 'niece', which refers to a female relative instead of a male.
Synonymes
brother’s son (Specifies the exact family connection; less general than 'nephew'.)
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sister’s son (Specifies the exact family connection; less general than 'nephew'.)
Antonymes
niece (Refers to the female child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law, as opposed to a male child.)
Collocations
eldest nephew
|little nephew
|proud uncle of my nephew
|visit my nephew
|take care of my nephew
Thèmes
family
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- My nephew is starting school this year.
- We took our nephew to the zoo on Saturday.
- Her nephew lives in Canada with his parents.
- I bought my nephew a toy car for his birthday.
- His nephew is taller than him now.
Exemples pédagogiques
- My nephew is five years old.
- I play football with my nephew.
- Her nephew likes ice cream.
- My nephew lives in another city.
- We see our nephew every weekend.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
nephew
API
GB/nˈɛfju/
US/nˈɛfju/
Syllabes et accentuation
neph - ew (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (neph)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: nephew
- Plural: nephews
Famille de mots
Expressions
proud uncle of my nephew
1/pɹˈaʊd ˈʌŋkəl əv mˈaɪ nˈɛfju/
fixed phrase
man showing pride in nephew
When a man feels happy and proud about his brother’s or sister’s son.
Exemples
- I’m the proud uncle of my nephew who just graduated from college.
- He introduced himself as the proud uncle of his newborn nephew.