nibling

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nibling

/ˈnɪblɪŋ/ US, UK

Sounds like nibbling (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɪblɪŋ

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Blend of nephew or niece + sibling, coined by the American linguist Samuel Elmo Martin (1924–2009) in 1951.

noun niblings

in plural, often Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. Aunts and uncles are concerned with the education of their niblings and may play a minor role in the ultimate arrangement of a marriage for the nibling.
Similar: nephling, niefling

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noun gender-neutral term for child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law

Español	sobrina, sobrino, sobrine
한국어	조카 joka
Français	nibling
Italiano	nipote

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@misc{nibling_2026,
  title = {nibling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nibling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}