updates | May 28, 2026

Who is called nephew?

1 : a son of one’s brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law. 2 obsolete : a lineal (see lineal sense 3) descendant especially : grandson.

What is my sister’s son and daughter called?

niece
a son of your brother or sister, or a son of your husband’s or wife’s brother or sister. Their daughter is called your niece.

What would my sister’s son be to my daughter?

The daughter of your sister or brother is called your niece. The son of your sister or brother is called your nephew. This would make you the aunt or the uncle, depending on your gender.

What is my sister’s daughter’s husband to me?

As others have already stated, the “husband of the daughter of [your] brother” is your nephew-in-law.

Is nephew a boy or girl?

A niece is female, while a nephew is male, with the term nibling used in place of the common, gender-specific terms in some specialist literature. As aunt/uncle and niece/nephew are separated by two generations they are an example of second-degree relationship and are 25% related if related by blood.

What do I call my sister’s granddaughter?

Your granddaughter and your sisters granddaughter are 2nd cousins. Close cousins keep the family together.

What do you call a daughter of your cousin?

The child of your cousin is still your niece and nephew.

What is called brother daughter?

niece Add to list Share. A niece is your brother or sister’s daughter. It’s as simple as that. Here’s an analogy: niece is to female, as nephew is to male.

What is my sister daughter called?

niece Add to list Share. A niece is your brother or sister’s daughter.

Can I marry my grandmother’s sister’s granddaughter?

Your Mother, mother’s sister Grandmother & her sister & their daughters may have similar genes & genetic defects & traits as you. So it is not safe to marry the daughters. Since the grand mother & her sister are genetically closely related to your Mother & you, her genes may be like yours.

Can I marry my cousins daughter?

Six states ban marriage between first cousins once removed, i.e., marrying the son or daughter of your first cousin. Theoretically, that’s half as risky as marrying your first cousin, in terms of increasing the probability of passing on a genetic disease to your kids. No state bans such marriages.

What do I call my cousins child?

The child of your cousin is still your niece and nephew.