Nephew and niece

Anephewis thesonof someone'sbrother or sister.Anieceis thedaughterof the person's brother or sister. To the nephew or niece, the person is theiruncleoraunt.The relationship of aunt/uncle to niece/nephew is an example ofsecond-degree relatives,meaning that theircoefficient of relationshipis 25%. In some cultures and families, it is common to call the child of one'scousina "niece" or "nephew". In old English, the son of one's sister was called asister-son.

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A sororal or fraternal relative is one who is related through their sister or brother. For example a sororal niece is the subject's sister's child.^[source?]An in-law is a relationship that is not by blood, but instead by marriage. The in-law shares the in-law relationships of the spouses relatives. For niece or nephew in-law could be the child of a spouse.

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Women[change|change source]

niece:sibling's daughter.
half-niece:half-sibling's daughter
sororal niece:sister's daughter.
fraternal niece:brother's daughter.
double-half-niece:a person who is a daughter of both of the subjects half-siblings.
grandniece(orgreat-niece): sibling's granddaughter.
great-grandniece(orgreat-great-niece): sibling's great-granddaughter.
niece-in-law:spouse's niece.
niece-in-law:nephew/niece's wife.
co-niece-in-law:spouse's nephew/niece's wife.
stepniece:stepsibling's daughter.
stepniece:sibling's stepdaughter.

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nephew:sibling's son.
half-nephew:half-sibling's son.
sororal nephew:sister's son.
fraternal nephew:brother's son.
double-half-nephew:a person who is a son of both of the subjects half-siblings.
grandnephew(orgreat-nephew): sibling's grandson.
great-grandnephew(orgreat-great-nephew): sibling's great-grandson.
nephew-in-law:spouse's nephew.
nephew-in-law:nephew/niece's husband.
co-nephew-in-law:spouse's nephew/niece's husband.
stepnephew:stepsibling's son.
stepnephew:sibling's stepson.