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Neffe

nephew

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Meaning of Neffe

your brother's or sister's son

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German/ˈnɛfə/
nephew
Neffe - nephew
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What's the difference between Neffe / Neffen / Nichte / Sohn / Kusin / Vetter

N
🇩🇪German
Neffen

Nephews; plural form of "Neffe", meaning more than one nephew.

A1Often
N
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Nichte

Niece; the female relative, not a male nephew.

A1Often
S
🇩🇪German
Sohn

Son; a direct child, not a nephew. It refers to a different family relation.

A1Very Often
K
🇩🇪German
Kusin

Male cousin; not a nephew. In German, this word can sound old-fashioned or dialectal.

A1Rarely
V
🇩🇪German
Vetter

Male cousin; an old-fashioned or regional word for a male cousin, not a nephew.

A1Rarely
B
🇩🇪German
Bruder

Brother; refers to a sibling, not a nephew.

A1Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
Schwester

Sister; a female sibling, not a nephew.

A1Very Often
T
🇩🇪German
Tochter

Daughter; a direct female child, not a nephew.

A1Very Often
C
🇩🇪German
Cousin

Cousin; the borrowed German word for a male cousin, not a nephew.

A1Often
C
🇩🇪German
Cousine

Cousin (female); the feminine form, not a nephew.

A1Often

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Neffe means nephew. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Neffe

/ˈnɛfə/

Neffe translation

nephew

Neffe transcription

/ˈnɛfə/

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der Sohn deines Bruders oder deiner Schwester

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