Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cousin brother

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
cous-in broth-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male first cousin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

A semantic loan from respective Indo-Aryan languages' terms for cousin brothers. Compare Punjabi ਚਾਚੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ / چاچیرا بھرا (cācerā bhrā) and Hindi चाचेरा भाई / Urdu چاچیرا بھائی (cācerā bhāī).

Inflected Forms

cousin brothers (plural) cousin-brother (alternative)

Phrases

cousin sister

Frequently Paired Words

cousin sister

Questions

What does cousin brother mean?
A male first cousin.
Where does cousin brother come from?
A semantic loan from respective Indo-Aryan languages' terms for cousin brothers. Compare Punjabi ਚਾਚੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ / چاچیرا بھرا (cācerā bhrā) and Hindi चाचेरा भाई / Urdu چاچیرا بھائی (cācerā bhāī).

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