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nevvy.

A nephew.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɛvi/
  1. A nephew.

    UK · colloquial · dialectal
  2. A grandson.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Possibly from neve and/or nephew + -y, but compare (now mostly obsolete) widespread dialectal forms such as /ˈɑːɡi/, /ˈɑɹɡi/ argy (“argue”) and /ˈvali/, /ˈvæli/ vally (“value”) with /i/ for unstressed standard English /juː/.

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