Niece vs From - What's the difference?
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A daughter of someone’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
With the source or provenance of or at.
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With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
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As a noun niece
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English
Noun
(en noun)- My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.
Antonyms
* (with regard to gender) nephew * (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncleDerived terms
* grandnieceHypernyms
* niblingSee also
* dad / mom * brother / sister * grandfather / grandmother * cousin * step- ----from
English
Preposition
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