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cousin sister

cousin sister noun: a female first cousin.

Noun

cousin sister (plural cousin sisters)

  1. (South-Asia) A female first cousin.
    • Late in 1997 the entire family returned to India to arrange the marriages of Nimrat's brothers and cousin-sister.2006, Nicola Mooney, “Aspiration, reunification and gender transformation in Jat Sikh marriages from India to Canada”, in Global Networks, volume 6, number 4, page 394
    • Welfare Ministry Secretary Upali Dahanayake, his elderly father, daughter, and a cousin sister died on the spot in a tragic accident in Mahiyangana yesterday.2007 July 2, Kurulu Kariyakarawana, Yohan Perera, “Ministry secretary, three others killed in road accident”, in Daily Mirror e-edition, Sri Lanka, page 1

Forms of cousin sister

pluralcousin sisters
alternative formcousin-sister

Questions about cousin sister

What does cousin sister mean?
Cousin sister means a female first cousin.
What part of speech is cousin sister?
Cousin sister is a noun.
What is the plural of cousin sister?
The plural of cousin sister is cousin sisters.

Words near cousin sister in the dictionary

  1. Cousin Jacks
  2. Cousin John
  3. cousin prime
  4. cousin primes
  5. Cousin Sally
  6. cousin sister
  7. cousin sisters
  8. cousin-aunt
  9. cousin-aunts
  10. cousin-brother
  11. cousin-brothers

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