Get to know Nephew better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like kinsman or niece.
Nephew meaning
- A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
- A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
- A son of one's child.
Using Nephew
- The main meaning on this page is: A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew). | A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law | A son of one's child.
- Useful related words include: kinsman, niece.
- In the example corpus, nephew often appears in combinations such as: his nephew, nephew of, and nephew.
Context around Nephew
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nephew
- In this selection, "nephew" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, royal, old, orlando, prince and germanicus stand out and add context to how "nephew" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acheampong s nephew has been and adopted his nephew germanicus son. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nephew" sits close to words such as haley, hindu and hunters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nephew
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
David Colina, right, fishing with a son and a nephew in Lake Maracaibo. (13 words)
De Villiers said he used Rector’s discretionary placement policy to get the nephew admitted. (15 words)
According to reports, the late music legend’s great-nephew was fatally stabbed in Atlanta, Georgia. (16 words)
Authorities described Davis as the "shot caller" of a hurried plot to avenge the beating of his nephew, Orlando Anderson, inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena by Shakur and members of his entourage on the night of Sep 7, 1996, not long before the shooting. (45 words)
Addressing the sequel, which is set to star Paul Mescal as Lucius, the son of Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla and the nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), Crowe said: “I don’t know anything about the cast, I don’t know anything about the plot. (44 words)
Following the birth of this child, Prince Harry is now for the throne, after his father Prince Charles, his brother Prince William, his nephew Prince George, niece Princess Charlotte and the yet-to-be-named new royal nephew. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
As it turns out, this comedic interrogation partner has a nephew he’s rather fond of looking out for… and that nephew’s name is Miles Morales.
Following the birth of this child, Prince Harry is now for the throne, after his father Prince Charles, his brother Prince William, his nephew Prince George, niece Princess Charlotte and the yet-to-be-named new royal nephew.
By Augustus' request, Tiberius adopted his nephew Germanicus, son of his late brother Drusus and biological great-nephew of Augustus through his mother.
According to ITV, Ms Acheampong's nephew has been put on a flight back to the UK.
According to reports, the late music legend’s great-nephew was fatally stabbed in Atlanta, Georgia.
According to sources, Bashir Jamoh is married to former President Muhammadu Buhari’s niece and his first daughter is married to Buhari’s nephew.
Addressing the sequel, which is set to star Paul Mescal as Lucius, the son of Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla and the nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), Crowe said: “I don’t know anything about the cast, I don’t know anything about the plot.
After that, we realized that the body was not that of Mr Ram Jaiswal,” said Mr Akhilesh Jaiswal, a nephew of the deceased.
Among those collectibles are Prowler Stashes, as Miles' Uncle Aaron (the Prowler) returns with a few riddles for his nephew to solve.
Among those details was audio from a 911 call placed after he was pulled under the rogue vehicle while trying to prevent it from rolling toward his nephew.
And much like back then the two men at the center of the investigation, Crip gang boss Duane “Keefe D” Davis and his nephew Orlando Anderson are in the spotlight.
At his semi-detached home in Greenford, Mr Khan is struggling to come to terms with the loss of his nephew.
At one point, my five-year-old nephew, Jonathan, ran in with what appeared to be a lifeless frog in his hands.
Authorities described Davis as the "shot caller" of a hurried plot to avenge the beating of his nephew, Orlando Anderson, inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena by Shakur and members of his entourage on the night of Sep 7, 1996, not long before the shooting.
Betrayed by her own family members - most notably Dr. Robotnik's nephew Snively - Hope is forced to watch Lady Agnes transformed into a robotic statue.
But his past came back to bite him two years before Tyson’s title triumph after he was denied entry into America for one of his nephew’s professional bouts.
Constantine's nephew King Felipe of Spain and his wife Queen Letizia have been tipped for a visit.
David Colina, right, fishing with a son and a nephew in Lake Maracaibo.
Dearly loved husband and best friend of Jane, loving dad of Jamie, beloved son, son in law, brother, brother in law, nephew, uncle and friend of many.
De Villiers said he used Rector’s discretionary placement policy to get the nephew admitted.
Common combinations with nephew
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his nephew 51×
- nephew of 19×
- and nephew 19×
- the nephew 15×
- her nephew 15×
- nephew who 9×
- nephew and 8×
- my nephew 7×
- nephew in 5×
- nephew to 4×