nephew
/ˈnefjuː/noun
उच्चारण नेफ़्यू
भतीजा, भांजा
Basic word
- 1
[C]
the son of your brother or sister; the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister
भतीजा, भांजा
- My nephew is five years old.
- I took my nephew to the zoo on Sunday.
- Her nephew studies engineering in Pune.
+ 2 more examples
- He bought a toy car for his young nephew.
- My nephew is learning to play the tabla.
Synonyms bhatija bhanja relative
Opposite niece
◇Word family
AaSpelling
neph·ew
§Grammar and usage
Hindi learners' trap: nephew means both bhatija (brother's son) and bhanja (sister's son); the female form is niece (bhatiji or bhanji).
हिंदी भाषियों का trap: nephew का अर्थ भतीजा (भाई का बेटा) और भांजा (बहन का बेटा) दोनों है; स्त्रीलिंग niece (भतीजी या भांजी) है।
Word link, asked often: nepotism (giving jobs to relatives, especially nephews, unfairly) comes from the same Latin root (nepos, nephew).
शब्द-संबंध अक्सर पूछा जाता है: nepotism (रिश्तेदारों, विशेषकर भतीजों, को अनुचित रूप से नौकरियाँ देना, भाई-भतीजावाद) उसी Latin मूल (nepos, भतीजा) से आया है।