The word “nibling” sounds like something you’d use in the meal setting —“Stop nibling on the cheese before dinner!”—but it’s actually a clever, gender-neutral term for your nieces and nephews. Imagine you’ve got a mix of nieces and nephews running around, and you’re tired of saying “my nieces and nephews” every time—boom, you drop “niblings” and suddenly you sound cool and inclusive. It’s the “sibling” of the niece/nephew world—no need to sort the kids by gender like you’re organizing laundry. Just scoop them all up in one handy word and get on with your day. It’s obviously a combo of niece/nephew and the -ling suffix, which is how we also got words like “sibling” and “duckling” (adorable, right?).