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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
niece/niːs/

▶noun a daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

– origin ME: from OFr., based on L. neptis ‘granddaughter’, fem. of nepos (see nephew).

'niece' also found in these Oxford entries:

great-nephew - great-niece

Forum discussions with the word(s) "niece" in the title:

His niece grows up in America.
nephew niece
Niece's Husband
Punctuation: My niece, wearing a yellow jumpsuit, is playing in the living room.
The baby asleep is my niece.

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