NEPHEWS
Proper noun
Nephews
plural of Nephew
Noun
nephews
plural of nephew
Source: Wiktionary
NEPHEW
Neph"ew (; in England , n. Etym: [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F.
neveu, OF. also, nevou, L. nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G.
neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel. nefi a kinsman, gr. nepat grandson,
descendant. sq. root262. Cf. Niece, Nepotism.]
1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant. [Obs.]
But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver. grandchildren,].
1 Tim. v. 4.
If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker to their
grandfathers than to their fathers. Jer. Taylor.
2. A cousin. [Obs.] Shak.
3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or
sister-in-law. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition