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prettygoodwordnibling (NIB-ling) - n., a niece or nephew.
A collective or gender-neutral term for the children of your siblings. Coined supposedly in 1951 by American linguist Samuel Martin from ni(ece)/n(ephew) + (si)bling, but long used only in anthropology, with a sudden uptick in usage around 2004. "Supposedly" because while there are anthropological texts as early as 1954 that claim this dating, no one has unearthed a first use by Martin.
---L.
A collective or gender-neutral term for the children of your siblings. Coined supposedly in 1951 by American linguist Samuel Martin from ni(ece)/n(ephew) + (si)bling, but long used only in anthropology, with a sudden uptick in usage around 2004. "Supposedly" because while there are anthropological texts as early as 1954 that claim this dating, no one has unearthed a first use by Martin.
---L.
