Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at niece.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Niece.
Examples
-
Miss Anstruther, the Niece, is here; and Miss D. Bromley, who is amiable and an acquisition.
-
I said to her: "Niece" (by which appellation I always addressed her),
-
"Niece," said Don Inocencio gravely and sententiously, "when serious things have taken place, caprices are not called caprices, but by another name."
Dona Perfecta Benito P��rez Gald��s 1881
-
"Niece," said the colonel, stamping with his stick at the bottom of the carriage, as if to arouse her, "you were talking and dancing a great deal too much with that young naval man -- that Captain Fleetwood -- and after what I said to you at the commencement of the evening, I consider such conduct highly reprehensible."
The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
-
I said to her: "Niece" (by which appellation I always addressed her),
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 02 Charlotte-Elisabeth Orleans 1687
-
I said to her: "Niece" (by which appellation I always addressed her),
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete Charlotte-Elisabeth Orleans 1687
-
"Niece," Rodney answered with a snort, not noticing John's expression clearing up.
Wraithbait 2009
-
Russell called her 'Niece', laughed ever time he said it. "
The Cicada's Cry 2010
-
I said to her: "Niece" (by which appellation I always addressed her), "I beg you will let me know who told you that Madame d'Orleans had taken a counterpoison unknown to us.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
-
"Niece," said Don Inocencio at last, "you have shortened my life by ten years; you have set my blood on fire; you have put me beside myself.
Dona Perfecta Benito P��rez Gald��s 1881
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.