Multiple choice

Feminine gender of the word 'nephew' is

  1. granddaughter

  2. daughter

  3. niece

  4. sister
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Explanation

Niece is the feminine counterpart of nephew, referring to a daughter of one's sibling. These are the only two gendered terms for sibling's children in English; other options like daughter or sister describe different familial relationships entirely. The pair nephew/niece comes from French influence on English kinship terms.

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