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nift

Pronunciation: /nift/

“nift” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. niece
  2. granddaughter
  3. stepdaughter

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.

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