cross-cousin en · NOUN
Etymology
From cross- + cousin.
Meanings
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The child of one's father's sister or of one's mother's brother; a cousin related via opposite-gender siblings rather than same-gender ones (the latter being a parallel cousin).
Many societies forbid marriage between parallel cousins, but encourage marriage between cross-cousins or second cross-cousins.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cross-cousins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cross cousin | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
first cross-cousin · second cross-cousin · cross-cousin marriage
Translations (15)
lkt haŋkáši (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · fr cousin croisé (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · la consobrinus (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · eo geparenca kuzo (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · la amitinus (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · lkt tȟaŋháŋši (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · lkt sčépȟaŋši (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · sv fastersbarn (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · lkt čépȟaŋši (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · sv korskusin (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · ko 교차사촌 (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · lkt šič'éši (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · sv morbrorsbarn (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · ta மச்சான் (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively) · ta மச்ளி (relationship between two cousins or two groups of cousins whose parents are brother and sister, respectively)