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cousin meaning in Hindi

चचेरा भाई cacerā bhāī

UK/ˈkʌzn̩//ˈkʌz(ə)n/

cousin in Hindi: चचेरा भाई (cacerā bhāī), चचेरी बहन (cacerī bahan), फुफेरा भाई (phupherā bhāī), फुफेरी बहन (phupherī bahan). In English, cousin means chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.

Hindi words for cousin

child of a person’s parent’s brother or sister
चचेरा भाई cacerā bhāī, चचेरी बहन cacerī bahan, फुफेरा भाई phupherā bhāī, फुफेरी बहन phupherī bahan, ममेरा भाई mamerā bhāī, ममेरी बहन mamerī bahan

English meaning of cousin

  1. noun Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.
  2. noun Preceded by an ordinal number, as first, second, third, etc.: a person descended from a common ancestor by the same number of generations as another person.
  3. noun When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.
  4. noun A person of an ethnicity or nationality regarded as closely related to someone of another ethnicity or nationality.

Full definition of cousin

cousin in a sentence

  • Although we were cousins, we grew up like sisters.

Synonyms of cousin

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Questions about cousin in Hindi

What is the meaning of cousin in Hindi?
Cousin in Hindi is चचेरा भाई (cacerā bhāī), चचेरी बहन (cacerī bahan), फुफेरा भाई (phupherā bhāī), फुफेरी बहन (phupherī bahan).
cousin का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Cousin: चचेरा भाई (cacerā bhāī), चचेरी बहन (cacerī bahan), फुफेरा भाई (phupherā bhāī), फुफेरी बहन (phupherī bahan).
What does cousin mean in English?
Cousin means chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.

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