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niece (affectionate, colloquial)
The daughter of one's brother or sister. The 〜っ子 ending makes it warmer than plain 姪, and it is the everyday spoken form.
姪っ子は三歳だ。
My niece is three years old.
Common collocations
Similar words
- 姪: niece — the plain, neutral term used in writing and formal contexts
- 甥っ子: nephew — the matching form
- いとこ: cousin — a different relation that learners often mix up with 姪
Japanese has no single word covering both nieces and nephews, so speakers say 甥っ子姪っ子 when they mean the pair together.