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Nibling. Like sibling but for nephews and nieces. Helpful when describing them as a group, or unspecified, and also good if one ends up being somewhere less clear on the gender binary.
But siblings and nieces/nephews are generationally distinct. "-ibling" evokes to me a generational parallel. I would sooner accept it as a synonym for cousin. I don't disagree with the utility of such a word, but I don't care for that word used for this purpose.
Perhaps I don't think about cousins enough to have considered that. To me "sibling" refers to my brothers and sisters, and therefore extends naturally to "their kids" more than to other family members on the same generation. The old English word that sibling was revived from meant "kinfolk" and would have included all family whether brothers, nieces, cousins or aunts.
If I talk about "my nildren" it's maybe a bit too possessive, and "nids" Is gross, but I'd be open to other suggestions! Niblings is defintely kinda silly, which was part of the charm when they little anklebiters.
Like sibling but for your long lost Nibblonian distant relatives
Something about that word irks me and I'm not sure why.
To close to nibble?
Sounds too close to a racial slur?
No, it's just got an irritating sound. Also it makes me think about Niblets (the frozen corn kernels). But that's not enough to explain how annoying I find that word. Maybe I'm just weird ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Makes me think of nibbling on snacks.