nevvy
nevvy · nevvies
A nephewA nephew.
/ˈnɛvi/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, colloquial, dialectal)A nephew.
(UK, dialectal)A grandson.
Origin
Possibly from neve and/or nephew + -y, but compare (now mostly obsolete) widespread dialecPossibly from neve and/or nephew + -y, but compare (now mostly obsolete) widespread dialectal forms such as /ˈɑːɡi/, /ˈɑɹɡi/ argy (“argue”) and /ˈvali/, /ˈvæli/ vally (“value”) with /i/ for unstressed standard English /juː/.
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