Nibling
Someone wrote…
My brother’s wife is having a child this spring. The doctors have told us it will be male. I’ve been calling him my nephew but of course we won’t know gender until much later. So then I found this word:
Noun
nibling (plural niblings)
A nephew or niece, especially in the plural or as a gender-neutral term.According to Wiktionary. I think this is the greatest name for nieces and nephews!
What’s your experience?
Posted by Freiya on December 28th, 2013 at 08:00 am
Category: your voice 6 comments »
December 28th, 2013 at 9:37 am |
Adding new word to vocabulary…
…working…
“Nibling” has been assimilated.
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December 28th, 2013 at 4:59 pm |
That’s hilarious! Maybe it will take off in the Genderfluid community.
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January 3rd, 2014 at 2:27 pm |
I love it. ‘Nibling’ sounds adorable
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February 16th, 2014 at 8:44 am |
“Nibling” is to niece and nephew what “sibling” is to sister and brother. New, but familiar at the same time. I love it! Thanks for sharing this great word!
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November 10th, 2016 at 7:23 am |
Love this. I’ve been using “newt”, per my friend Billy Johnson, who coined this 3 decades ago.
I think “nibbling” is easier to decipher in conversation.
Thank you!
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David replied:
November 10th, 2016 at 7:24 am
Oops autocorrect. Nibling
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