veljes — meaning in English

English meaning

• cousin noun The child of one's aunt or uncle.
• fraternal adj Relating to brothers, or having a warm, brotherly closeness.

Senses

veljes is used for these senses in English:

• cousin (chiefly, in the plural) A person of an ethnicity or nationality regarded as closely related to someone of another ethnicity or nationality.
• fraternal Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.

cousin — full definition

1. noun The child of one's aunt or uncle.
2. noun More broadly, any distant relative who is not a direct ancestor or descendant.

fraternal — full definition

1. adj Relating to brothers, or having a warm, brotherly closeness.
2. adj Describing twins who developed from two separate eggs and are genetically no more alike than ordinary siblings.

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