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Nibling (noun)
nibling [ nib-ling ]


noun
1. a child of one’s sibling, such as a niece or nephew, especially used in the plural or as a gender-neutral term: My nibling started their new job last week. / I generally get along with kids quite well—my niblings ask me to play whenever I visit my sister. / My nibling started their new job last week.

Origin: n(ephew) ( def ) or n(iece) ( def ) + (s)ibling ( def ); coined by U.S. linguist Samuel E. Martin (1924–2009) in 1951

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