cousin brother

See also: cousin-brother

English

Alternative forms

• cousin-brother

Noun

cousin brother (plural cousin brothers)

1. (South Asia) A male first cousin.
   • 1853, J. H. Stocqueler, The Old Field Officer or The Military and Sporting Adventures of Major Worthington, volume 2, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 3:

     I got one cousin-brother. He dam rich. I speak him for the ten thousand rupees.

   • 2006, Nicola Mooney, “Aspiration, reunification and gender transformation in Jat Sikh marriages from India to Canada”, in Global Networks, volume 6, number 4, page 392:

     In Punjabi joint families, first cousins are considered siblings (cousin-sisters and cousin-brothers).

   • 2007, Deepa Venkataraman, "Brave Hearts," expressindia.com, Mumbai, 2 July:

     "I was just recovering from the death of my close cousin brother," says Patil.

Related terms

• cousin sister