Nièce (en. Niece)

/nɪɛs/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Daughter of someone's sister or brother.

My niece celebrated her birthday yesterday.

Ma nièce a fêté son anniversaire hier.

Used in a tender context to refer to a young girl close to one.

She loves taking her niece to the park.

Elle aime emmener sa nièce au parc.

The word comes from the Latin 'neptia', which also means niece.

to have a niece

To be the uncle or aunt of a girl.

avoir une nièce

to be like a niece

To be very close to someone as if she were family.

être comme une nièce

nephew

Son of someone's brother or sister.

neveu

aunt

Sister of one's father or mother.

tante

uncle

Brother of one's father or mother.

oncle

A affectionate way to refer to a young girl.

She is my beloved little niece.

Elle est ma petite nièce adorée.

Used to refer to a close female friend.

She is like my niece, I consider her family.

Elle est comme ma nièce, je la considère comme ma famille.