niece
Your brother's girl
A niece is the daughter of one's brother or sister, or the daughter of one's spouse's brother or sister.
The relationship extends to great-nieces (a sibling's granddaughter) and so on: My niece is starting college next fall.
The male counterpart is nephew.
Sponsored girl at christening
- daughterFemale child of parents
- sisterFemale sibling
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- girlYoung female person
feminine · womanhood · sisterhood · girlhood
Parent's sister or equivalent
- uncleMale family elder
- cousinAunt or uncle's child
- siblingsFellow offspring
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
relatives · in-laws · family tree · kinfolk · relations · kindred · next of kin · godmother
Forming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- warmthHeat you feel
tenderness · care · love · affection · visits · birthday · gifts · babysitting
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- genealogyStudy of family descent
descendants · progeny · inheritance · family history · generations · forebears · pedigree · succession
Life's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- schoolgirlFemale student, typically young
- preteenChild approaching adolescence
growing up · milestones · graduation · development · innocence · playful · young · minor
goddaughter
Sponsored girl at christening
girl · feminine · womanhood · sisterhood · girlhood
aunt
Parent's sister or equivalent
grandparents · relatives · in-laws · family tree · kinfolk · relations · kindred · next of kin · godmother · godfather
bonding
Forming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
warmth · tenderness · care · love · affection · visits · birthday · gifts · babysitting · mentoring
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
genealogy · descendants · progeny · inheritance · family history · generations · forebears · pedigree · succession · dynasty
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- schoolgirlFemale student, typically young
preteen · growing up · milestones · graduation · development · innocence · playful · young · minor · student
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers
- loved onesspouse, partner, mother, father, parents
- kinshipmother, father, sister, brother, children
- extended familyaunt, uncle, grandparents, grandparent, great aunt
- female relativesmother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother