nibling

noun /ˈnɪblɪŋ/

1. 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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry nibling (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← newlingnictate →

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