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neef.

male cousin

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. male cousin

    masculine
    Mijn neef woont in België en we bezoeken hem elk jaar.
    Tijdens familiereünies zie ik al mijn neven.

  2. nephew

    masculine
    Ik kocht een cadeau voor mijn neefje zijn verjaardag.
    Mijn zus heeft twee zoons, dus ik heb twee neven.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch nēve, from Old Dutch *nefo, nevo, from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Doublet of niffo.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.