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Webster 1913 Edition

Nephew

Neph′ew

(nĕf′ū̍; in England nĕv′ū̍; 277)
,
Noun.
[OE.
neveu
,
nevou
,
nevu
, fr. F.
neveu
, OF. also,
nevou
, L.
nepos
; akin to AS.
nefa
, D.
neef
, G.
neffe
, OHG.
nevo
, Icel.
nefi
a kinsman, Gr.
νέποδες
, pl., brood, young, Skr.
nepāt
grandson, descendant. √262. Cf.
Niece
,
Nepotism
.]
1.
A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
[Obs.]
But if any widow have children or
nephews
[Rev. Ver.
grandchildren
].
1 Tim. v. 4.
If naturalists say true that
nephews
are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers.
Jer. Taylor.
2.
A cousin.
[Obs.]
Shak.
3.
The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nephew

NEPHEW

,
Noun.
1.
The son of a brother or sister.
2.
A grandson; also a descendant. [Not much used.]

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