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What is the difference between nephew and aunt?

nephew | aunt | Antonyms |

Aunt is a antonym of nephew.



As nouns the difference between nephew and aunt

is that nephew is a son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew) while aunt is a sister or sister-in-law of someone’s parent.

nephew

English

Noun

(wikipedia nephew) (en noun)
  • A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (with regards to gender) niece * (with regards to ancestry) uncle, aunt

    Hypernyms

    * nibling

    Derived terms

    * great-nephew * half nephew

    aunt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sister or sister-in-law of someone’s parent.
  • * 2007 , Nancy Eshelman, A Piece of My Mind: Columns from the Patriot-News , page 35:
    • I mentioned another aunt , my late mother's sister, who's about the same age.
  • (also'' great-aunt ''or grandaunt) A person's grandparent's sister or sister-in-law.
  • (usually auntie) A grandmother.
  • An affectionate term for a woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

    • Antonyms

    * (with regard to gender) uncle * (with regard to ancestry) niece, nephew

    Hyponyms

    * (qualifier, sister of someone's father) paternal aunt * (qualifier, sister of someone's mother) maternal aunt

    Derived terms

    * Auntie * auntie, aunty * agony aunt * big auntie * great-aunt * grandaunt * little auntie * mine aunt * naunt

    See also

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    References

    1000 English basic words