English

Alternative forms

• cousin-brother

Noun

cousin brother ‎(plural cousin brothers)

1. (India, Pakistan) A male first cousin.
   • 1853, J. H. Stocqueler, The Old Field Officer or The Military and Sporting Adventures of Major Worthington, Adam and Charles Black (Edinburgh), vol. 2, p. 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," Global Networks, vol. 6, no. 4, p. 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