Nibling

Nibling is a neologism first used in 1951[1] to refer to a niece or a nephew, or in other words, the child of one's sibling. The term is gender-neutral and provides convenience for referring to a mixed group of nieces and nephews. "I bought my niblings a board game for Christmas."

References

  1. ↑ Conklin, Harold C., "Ethnogenealogical Method", in Explorations in Cultural Anthropology: Essays in Honor of George Peter Murdock, W. H. Goodenough, ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1964
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