Used in a Sentence

nephew

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nephew.

Editorial note

To put it another way, your nephew's English comprehension could be orders of magnitude better in five years.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nephew gathered in one view.

noun

A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law

noun

A surname.

noun

(archaic) A son of one's child.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nephew.

noun

A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law

noun

A surname.

noun

(archaic) A son of one's child.

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).

Example sentences

1

To put it another way, your nephew's English comprehension could be orders of magnitude better in five years.

2

It would be for my nephew who is quite smart, high-school age, and knows java an python.

3

My nephew played in a minor tournament that Sam Groth won a couple of years ago.

4

Other days, maybe my nephew comes over to play with my son, or my son visits him, or some other family visit.

5

I could pass along this watch to my nephew, and he could wear it another 70 years?

6

My 4yo nephew will watch youtube vids of tractors until he falls asleep.

7

My snotty nephew wanted a pair of beats for Christmas, I recommended they get him these instead.

8

It is visual coding so your nephew will have no problem with it.

9

You said you'll be helping your nephew, but consider this as well: find a local group geared towards helping kids learn to program.

10

Your nephew doesn't need to be accompanied by a tech-savvy guardian or even bring a computer, usually such groups supply coaches and computers.

11

Similarly, I tried to teach my nephew Javascript (we made a game together) in a browser.

12

I taught my nephew (8 year old) about making games and he is doing really well.

Quote examples

1

"The CIO's nephew totally coded up the crypto last Summer, just trust us that it's good" doesn't cut it when handling sensitive government data.

2

"Cultural fit", "we found someone better", and "the boss' nephew got the job" are all somewhat interchangeable from the candidate's perspective, but "we didn't think you could do the work" isn't.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nephew in a sentence?

To put it another way, your nephew's English comprehension could be orders of magnitude better in five years.

What does nephew mean?

A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law

What part of speech is nephew?

nephew is commonly used as noun.