neer

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noun

(anatomy) Kidney.

OriginMiddle English neere ← Old English *nēora ← Proto-Germanic *neurô →
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Meanings

neer1

nounneer (plural neers)

plural neers · alternative near · alternative neir

  1. ScotlandNow chiefly dialectal(anatomy) Kidney.

NEER2

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of nominal effective exchange rate.

Neer3

proper nounNeer (plural Neers)

plural Neers

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*negʷʰrós
  2. Proto-Germanic*neurô
  3. Old English*nēora
  4. Middle Englishneere
  5. Englishneer

From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *nēora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós. Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish njure (“kidney”), Icelandic nýru (“kidney”), Latin nefrones, nefrendes, nebrundines (“testicles”), Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney, testicle”).

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APA

neer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neer

MLA

“neer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neer.

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