0 a daughter of your brother or sister, or a daughter of your husband's or wife's brother or sister --
1 a daughter of someone’s brother or sister, or a daughter of someone’s husband’s or wife’s brother or sister --
Relationships with nieces or nephews tend to be infrequent and perfunctory unless an aunt or uncle has been a surrogate parent.
Furthermore, other kin (parents, aunts and uncles, siblings, cousins, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews) of diverse ages are frequently cited as significant network members.
She corresponded with this niece and four great-nieces.
There appeared to be a slight preference among single women for nieces over nephews.
Two young men are ferried to the island by an old man and his young niece.
It is clear from the data that relationships with adult grandchildren, nieces and nephews become centrally important mainly in the absence of proximate children.
In regard to older people, these included only adult children, and not siblings, nieces or nephews, or grandchildren.
In these cases, nieces and nephews seem to substitute for the absence of nearby daughters or sons.
