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nesh | neph |

As an adjective nesh

is soft; tender; sensitive; yielding.

As a verb nesh

is to make soft, tender, or weak.

As a noun neph is

nephew.

nesh

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) nesh, nesch, nesche, from (etyl) hnesce, hnysce, . Compare also (l), (l), (l).

Alternative forms

*nish (Newfoundland English)

Adjective

(er)
  • Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding.
  • *:
  • *:haue ye no merueylle sayd the good man therof / for hit semeth wel god loueth yow / for men maye vnderstande a stone is hard of kynde // for thou wylt not leue thy synne for no goodnes that god hath sente the / therfor thou arte more than ony stone / and neuer woldest thow be maade neysshe nor by water nor by fyre
  • Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.
  • *1887 , (Thomas Hardy), (The Woodlanders) , :
  • *:And if he keeps the daughter so long at boarding-school, he'll make her as nesh as her mother was.
  • *1913 , , (Sons and Lovers) , :
  • *:No, tha'd drop down stiff, as dead as a door-knob, wi' thy nesh sides.
  • Soft; friable; crumbly.
    • Usage notes
    * This is a fairly widespread dialect term throughout Northern England and the Midlands.
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) neschen, from (etyl) hnescan, .

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make soft, tender, or weak.
  • To act timidly.

    • Anagrams

    *

    neph

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • nephew
  • (rare, slang) nephrologist
  • * 2000 January 13, "seasons change" (username), Creatnine levels dropping'', in alt.support.kidney-failure, ''Usenet :
    • My nephs and dietition(SIC) are adamant against my taking anything
  • * 2000 december 28, "Mara" (username), the denist and a tongue piercing'', in rec.arts.bodyart, ''Usenet :
    • My neph wants the oral surgeon to use nothing but Novacaine.
  • * 2003 May 24, "Spot" (username), Sinus problems since transplant?'', in bit.listserv.transplant, ''Usenet :
    • Thanks for the information. My neph has a fit any time I mention going on something like this but I'm at the end of the line for this crap. Everytime I turn around it's another infection and a different stronger antibiotic.