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patruēlis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cousin noun The child of one's aunt or uncle.

Senses

patruēlis is used for these senses in English:

  • cousin (specifically) 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.
  • parallel cousin (anthropology) The child of one's father's brother or of one's mother's sister; a cousin related via same-gender siblings rather than opposite-gender ones (the latter being a cross-cousin).
  • paternal cousin A child of one's father's sibling

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.

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