Meaning & use
nibling
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A gender-neutral term for the child of one's sibling, used to refer collectively to nieces and nephews.
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She bought matching sweaters for all four of her niblings this winter.
Uncle Theo loves spoiling his niblings whenever they visit.
A note on using this word
A modern coinage (sibling + niece/nephew) that lets you avoid specifying gender or listing 'nieces and nephews' separately; still informal and mostly used in casual speech and writing.
Words with a similar meaning
niece or nephew
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