nephews
Brothers of nieces
Nephews is the plural of nephew—the sons of one's siblings or siblings-in-law.
The word appears in contexts ranging from family gatherings to inheritance: She left her estate to her nephews.
Nephews and nieces together may be called niblings.
Male family elder
- auntParent's sister or equivalent
- cousinsRelatives through shared grandparents
- siblingsFellow offspring
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
grandparents · relatives · kin · kinfolk · descendants · heirs · offspring · progeny
One receiving guidance
- wardProtected person; division
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- heir apparentUnassailable next in line
successor · charge · pupil · favorite · sponsorship · guidance · inheritance · legacy
Male children
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- kidsYoung human offspring
- childrenYoung human beings
- minorsThose below legal age
juveniles · adolescents · teens · young men · lads · schoolboys · youths · growing up
Preferential treatment of some
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- family businessEnterprise owned by relatives
inheritance · succession · dynasty · entitlement · privilege · connections · insider · legacy admission
uncle
Male family elder
- auntParent's sister or equivalent
- cousinsRelatives through shared grandparents
- siblingsFellow offspring
grandchildren · grandparents · relatives · kin · kinfolk · descendants · heirs · offspring · progeny · bloodline
mentee
One receiving guidance
- wardProtected person; division
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
heir apparent · successor · charge · pupil · favorite · sponsorship · guidance · inheritance · legacy · grooming
boys
Male children
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- kidsYoung human offspring
- childrenYoung human beings
minors · juveniles · adolescents · teens · young men · lads · schoolboys · youths · growing up · coming-of-age
favoritism
Preferential treatment of some
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
family business · inheritance · succession · dynasty · entitlement · privilege · connections · insider · legacy admission
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- family bondslove, parent-child bond, trust, sibling bond, loyalty
- Donald Ducksailor suit, white feathers, beak, Huey, Dewey
- extended householdgrandparents, in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins
- family generationsgenerations, generation, grandparents, grandchildren, grandparent
- kinfolkkin, kindred, kinfolk, kinsmen, relatives