nephew /ˈnɛf.ju/ noun4 •a boy or man whose mother or father is your brother or sister, or the brother or sister of your husband or wife •A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law •DescendantOn that day Adam shall see all his nephews together — 1647 •(no longer used) A son of one's child.Hir father many a time and oft would say my daughter deere, Of Nephewes thou my debtour art, their Graundsires heart to chéere. — 1567 formsnephews