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cousin in Persian

پسرعمو pesa’amu

UK/ˈkʌzn̩//ˈkʌz(ə)n/

cousin in Persian: پسرعمو (pesa’amu), دخترعمو (doxtar’amu), پسرعمه (pesar’amme), دخترعمه (doxtar’amme). 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.

Persian words for cousin

child of a person’s parent’s brother or sister
پسرعمو pesa’amu, دخترعمو doxtar’amu, پسرعمه pesar’amme, دخترعمه doxtar’amme, پسردائی pesardâ’i, دختردائی doxtardâ’i

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 Persian

What is the meaning of cousin in Persian?
Cousin in Persian is پسرعمو (pesa’amu), دخترعمو (doxtar’amu), پسرعمه (pesar’amme), دخترعمه (doxtar’amme).
معنی cousin چیست؟
Cousin: پسرعمو (pesa’amu), دخترعمو (doxtar’amu), پسرعمه (pesar’amme), دخترعمه (doxtar’amme).
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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