Nift

//ˈnɪft// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Niece. obsolete

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niece

Etymology

From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. The male is neve. Doublet of niece.

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