nephew
gb/nˈɛfju/ us/nˈɛfju/
A2
Anh
~ 3800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A2
entity
1
son of a brother or sister
The son of your brother or sister.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone]'s nephew
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'nephew' with 'niece', which refers to a female relative instead of a male.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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'.)
Từ trái nghĩa
niece (Refers to the female child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law, as opposed to a male child.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
eldest nephew
|little nephew
|proud uncle of my nephew
|visit my nephew
|take care of my nephew
Chủ đề
family
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Ngữ pháp
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- I’m the proud uncle of my nephew who just graduated from college.
- He introduced himself as the proud uncle of his newborn nephew.