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