How do you pronounce nevvy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛvi/.

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nevvy

/ˈnɛvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nevvy
IPA: /ˈnɛvi/

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Meaning

noun

A nephew.

British usage; Colloquial

noun

A grandson.

British usage

Example Sentences

"What signifies your sisters’ bits o’ money when they’ve got half-a-dozen nevvies and nieces to divide it among?"

Etymology

Possibly 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/.

Usage

British usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

nevvies (plural) nevey (alternative) nevvie (alternative) neffy (alternative) nevy (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nevvy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛvi/.
What does nevvy mean?: A nephew.
Where does nevvy come from?: Possibly 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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