noun as in strong fondness

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niece by marriage, affine

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Example:The legal adoption of her stepchild made her a niece by marriage.

Definition:A female relative who is the daughter of one's stepparent or the sister of one's stepchild, often in a legal or formal relationship instead of a blood relation.

From niece by marriage

Example:Their marriage complicated the family tree, as now she became an affine to his stepniece.

Definition:A female relative who is related by marriage, not by blood, such as the daughter of one’s spouse’s sibling or the sister of one’s spouse.

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