English Explanatory Dictionary

cousin brother

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A male first cousin.

Word forms

cousin brother cousin brothers cousin-brother

Etymology

A semantic loan from respective Indo-Aryan languages' terms for cousin brothers. Compare Punjabi ਚਾਚੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ / چاچیرا بھرا (cācerā bhrā) and Hindi चाचेरा भाई / Urdu چاچیرا بھائی (cācerā bhāī).

Related words

cousin sister
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