paternal cousin
Uncle's or aunt's kid
A paternal cousin is a cousin related through one's father's side of the family—specifically, a child of one's father's sibling.
The term distinguishes these relatives from maternal cousins, who are connected through one's mother's side.
In cultures where lineage and inheritance follow patrilineal lines, the distinction between paternal and maternal cousins carries social or legal significance.
My paternal cousins all live in the same town as my father's family.
- siblingBrother or sister
- relativeConnected by blood
- blood relativeFamily by biological descent
- patrilineageAncestry traced through males
- consanguinityRelatedness through shared ancestry
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