nevvy

English

Alternative forms

• nevey, nevvie, neffy
• nevy [19th century]

Etymology

From neve and/or nephew +‎ -y.

Noun

nevvy (plural nevvies)

1. (colloquial, UK dialectal) A nephew.
   • 1860, George Eliot, chapter VI, in The Mill on the Floss, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons:

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

2. (UK dialectal) A grandson.