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cousin-brother

cousin-brother is the alternative spelling of cousin brother.

Meaning of cousin brother

Noun

cousin brother (plural cousin brothers)

  1. (South-Asia) A male first cousin.
    • I got one cousin-brother. He dam rich. I speak him for the ten thousand rupees.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

Forms of cousin-brother

pluralcousin-brothers

Questions about cousin-brother

What is cousin-brother the alternative spelling of?
Cousin-brother is the alternative spelling of cousin brother.

Words near cousin-brother in the dictionary

  1. Cousin Sally
  2. cousin sister
  3. cousin sisters
  4. cousin-aunt
  5. cousin-aunts
  6. cousin-brother
  7. cousin-brothers
  8. cousin-german
  9. cousin-germans
  10. cousin-in-law
  11. cousin-in-laws

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