niece
/niːs/noun
उच्चारण नीस
भतीजी, भांजी
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a daughter of your brother or sister; a daughter of your husband's or wife's brother or sister
भतीजी, भांजी
- My niece is studying for the CGL exam.
- Radhika took her niece to the bookstore and bought her a picture dictionary.
- His niece lives in Chennai and visits every summer.
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- I bought my niece a new school bag for her birthday.
- Our niece is a talented dancer who has won several prizes.
Opposite nephew
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
niece (countable, female relative)
A niece is a daughter of your brother or sister; the male form is nephew.
Niece आपके भाई या बहन की बेटी है; पुल्लिंग रूप nephew है।
- Radhika's niece starts school this year.
- I have two nieces and one nephew.
niece of sb / sb's niece
Use of or the possessive: the niece of the principal, the principal's niece.
'Of' या possessive का प्रयोग करें: the niece of the principal, the principal's niece।
- She is the niece of a famous poet.
- My uncle's niece is my cousin.
niece vs nephew vs cousin
A niece or nephew is the child of your sibling; a cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.
Niece या nephew आपके सहोदर की संतान है; cousin आपके चाचा-मामा या बुआ-मौसी की संतान है।
- My sister's daughter is my niece, but my aunt's daughter is my cousin.
niece in Indian kinship terms
English niece covers bhatiji, bhanji and others; English does not separate them, so add details if needed.
अंग्रेज़ी का niece भतीजी, भांजी आदि सबके लिए आता है; यह उन्हें अलग नहीं करता, इसलिए ज़रूरत हो तो विवरण जोड़ें।
- She is my brother's niece, I mean his sister's daughter.
great-niece
A great-niece is the granddaughter of your brother or sister.
'Great-niece' आपके भाई या बहन की पोती या नातिन है।
- His great-niece visited the village during Diwali.
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adjective + niece
favouriteeldestyoungestbelovedonly
- She bought a gift for her youngest niece.
verb + niece
adoptinviteteachspoillook after
- He loves to spoil his niece.
niece + and + nephew
nieces and nephewsniece and nephewniece or nephewhis niece and nephew
- She has many nieces and nephews.
possessive + niece
my nieceher nieceour niecetheir niecehis niece
- My niece is learning the violin.
niece + preposition
niece ofniece toniece by marriageniece through
- She is his niece by marriage.
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- Radhika told a bedtime story to her niece.
राधिका ने अपनी भतीजी को सोते समय की कहानी सुनाई।
- The old man left his house to his niece.
बुज़ुर्ग ने अपना घर अपनी भतीजी के नाम कर दिया।
- My niece topped her class in the final examination.
मेरी भतीजी ने अंतिम परीक्षा में कक्षा में प्रथम स्थान पाया।
- Her niece will join the medical college next year.
उसकी भतीजी अगले वर्ष मेडिकल कॉलेज में प्रवेश लेगी।
- We celebrated my niece's birthday with a small party.
हमने अपनी भतीजी का जन्मदिन एक छोटी पार्टी के साथ मनाया।
- Radhika bought her niece a set of colour pencils.
राधिका ने अपनी भतीजी को रंगीन पेंसिलों का एक डिब्बा खरीद दिया।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Niece, nephew and cousin are family terms that students often mix up.
Niece, nephew और cousin परिवार के ऐसे शब्द हैं जिन्हें विद्यार्थी अक्सर गड़बड़ा देते हैं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the -ie- words: niece, piece, field, believe, grief; exceptions with -ei-: seize, weird, leisure.
-ie- शब्द याद रखिए: niece, piece, field, believe, grief; -ei- वाले अपवाद: seize, weird, leisure।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The son of your brother or sister is a nephew; the child of your aunt or uncle a cousin; your father's or mother's sister an aunt; brother an uncle.
भाई या बहन का बेटा nephew (भतीजा, भांजा); चाचा-चाची या मामा-मामी की संतान cousin; पिता या माता की बहन aunt; भाई uncle।