Nephew

A nephew in a dream is the dream's image of a young man in the family whose life is one generation forward of yours. The nephew is not your son; the distance is fortunate, because it makes the relationship one of interested kindness rather than direct authority. The dream brings the nephew when something in your life — a sibling's child becoming a man, a piece of family labour passed across the generation, a younger relative looking to you for what his parents are not the right person to give — is being held in the particular role of uncle or aunt. A nephew given an honest piece of help is the dream affirming the right use of the distance. A nephew treated as a junior of the household instead of as a young adult of his own is the dream noting that the small kept difference between parent and uncle has been lost, and the advice given is now of the wrong sort.