From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nephew \Neph"ew\ (n[e^]f"[-u]; in England n[e^]v"[-u]; 277), n.
[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. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr.
nep[=a]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf. {Niece},
{Nepotism}.]
1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
[Obs.]
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But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver.
{grandchildren}]. --1 Tim. v. 4.
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If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker
to their grandfathers than to their fathers. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. A cousin. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law
or sister-in-law. --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nephew
n 1: a son of your brother or sister [ant: {niece}]
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