Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NEPH'EW
NEPH'E-LIN, or NEPH'E-LINENE-PHRAL'GY
NEPH'EW, n. [Fr. neveu; L. nepos; It. nepote; D. neef; G. neffe; Sans. naptri; W. nai, contracted.]
- The son of a brother or sister. Dryden.
- A grandson; also, a descendant. [Not much used.] Hooker.
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