Cross-cousin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cross-cousin is a noun meaning (anthropology) 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).
Meaning
(anthropology) 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).
Example Sentences
Many societies forbid marriage between parallel cousins, but encourage marriage between cross-cousins or second cross-cousins.
Word Forms
- cross-cousins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cousin, half-cousin, cousin-uncle, cousin-aunt, cousin-in-law, cousinry.
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