"nevvy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nevvies [plural]
Etymology: From neve and/or nephew + -y. Etymology templates: {{m|en|neve}} neve, {{af|en|nephew|-y}} nephew + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} nevvy (plural nevvies)
  1. (colloquial, UK dialectal) A nephew. Tags: UK, colloquial, dialectal Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-nevvy-en-noun-~U~4JMiI Disambiguation of Male family members: 69 31 Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK dialectal) A grandson. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-nevvy-en-noun-wL6FFntW Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nevey, nevvie, neffy, nevy [19th century]

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