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What is the noun for nephews?

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nephew
  1. A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
  2. (archaic) A son of one's child, grandson.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “In Norway she was not only made ruler for life, but her nephew, Eric of Pomerania, was acknowledged as the lawful heir.”
      “Time's up and he turns to the task of waking a nephew who's now snoring into his New York Yankees baseball cap.”
      “The saddlery, now run by Duff's nephew Randy still turns out world-class saddles.”
neph
  1. Abbreviation of nephew.
  2. (rare, slang) nephrologist
nephling
  1. (rare) a child of one’s sibling; niece or nephew.
  2. Synonyms:
nephlings
nephews
  1. plural of nephew
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I've collected a bunch of sea shells to give to my favorite nephews and I can hardly wait to give it to them.”
      “He is survived by his family, sisters, his in-laws, nephews and other relatives.”
      “Mrs Withington's nephews and nieces, who have children aged from 12 to 20, are raring to go too.”
nephs
  1. plural of neph
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