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# niece

noun (niece, nieces)

«niece» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A daughter of your brother or sister (or of your husband's or wife's brother or sister). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#m1)
2. In a family tree, the girl one generation below you on a sideways branch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#m2)

### In the lessons

Family vocabulary: aunt/uncle and niece/nephew are pairs. If your mum has a brother, you are his niece (if you are a girl) or nephew (if you are a boy). In maths and logic puzzles about family trees, you have to work out the relationships carefully. Phrases: «my niece», «nieces and nephews», «great-niece».

### Examples

- My aunt calls me her favourite niece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#x1)
- Uncle Tom has three nieces and one nephew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#x2)
- Her niece is coming to stay for the holidays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#x3)
- I am my mum's brother's niece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#x4)
- A great-niece is the granddaughter of your brother or sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#x5)
- Grandad's niece lives in New Zealand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#x6)
- There was a sultan, who had three sons and a niece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: «i before e» – n-i-e-c-e. The male word is «nephew». The pair is aunt/uncle ↔ niece/nephew. Plural «nieces». Do not mix up with «cousin» (your aunt's or uncle's child – your niece's parent is your brother or sister).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «niece» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/niece/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«niece» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/niece.html) on Mova free.