nift

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/ˈnɪft/

noun

Niece.

OriginMiddle English nyfte ← Old English nift ← Proto-Germanic *niftiz →
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Meanings

nounnift (plural nifts)

plural nifts

  1. obsoleteNiece.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
niece

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*néptih₂
  2. Proto-Germanic*niftiz“niece”
  3. Old Englishnift“niece, granddaughter”
  4. Middle Englishnyfte
  5. Englishnift

From Middle English nyfte, nift, nifte, from Old English nift (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. The male is neve. Doublet of niece.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nift

giftfifthliftswiftdriftthriftriftsiftadriftcliftmiffedshriftskiftget the driftgriftregiftshort shriftsniftsquiffedyift
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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