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nibling.

Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɪblɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece.

    in-plural · often
Where this word comes from

Blend of nephew or niece + sibling, coined by the American linguist Samuel Elmo Martin (1924–2009) in 1951.

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