nephew
neph.ew \'nef-(.)yu:, chiefly Brit 'nev-\ n [ME nevew, fr. OF neveu, fr. L nepot-, nepos grandson,]nephew; akin to OE nefa grandson, nephew, Skt napa-t grandson 1a: a son of one's brother or sister or of one's brother-in-law or sister-i n-law 1b: an illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic obs 2: a lineal descendant; esp : GRANDSON