beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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Is there a collective, non gender specific word for nieces and nephews? its got us stumped here.
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niece and nephew = ?
- Thread starter beorhthelm
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jakes right boot
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jakes right boot said:
Hampden Park
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- Oct 7, 2003
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beorhthelm said:
Kin
If this was a Bristol City messageboard, it would be 'husband & wife'
Bluejuice
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Hiney said:If this was a Bristol City messageboard, it would be 'husband & wife'
Seagullible
Super Keeper
Hiney said:If this was a Bristol City messageboard, it would be 'husband & wife'
beat me to it
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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no one? The NSC font of knowledge has finally run dry?
should we make up a new word to fill this obvious gap in the English language? is this a good idea?
should we make up a new word to fill this obvious gap in the English language? is this a good idea?
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Jonathon Livingstone
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Nieblings
Lord Bracknell
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The Italians use the same word - nipote - for both nephews and nieces.
It's the word that gives us nepotism in English.
Allowing for the switch from i to e in moving from Italian to English, I'd go for nepote as the word you're looking for.
But it's not in my dictionary.
It's the word that gives us nepotism in English.
Allowing for the switch from i to e in moving from Italian to English, I'd go for nepote as the word you're looking for.
But it's not in my dictionary.
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Man of Harveys
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I don't know what to get my NEPOTES for Christmas. I like it.
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
Man of Harveys said:
f*** 'em. Give 'em a lump of coal each like last year.
They'll thank you for it in the long run.