how to pronounce nephew

/ˈnɛf.juː/

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the above transcription of nephew is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

nephew is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of nephew in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… are we going to the brain nephew rum is …”

meaning of nephew

Nephew is a male relative.

nephew frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word nephew occurs in english on average 7.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.