co-brother
/ˈkəʊ brʌðə/noun
उच्चारण को ब्रद
साढ़ू
Core word
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[C] Indian English
the husband of your wife's sister
साढ़ू
- My co-brother and I married two sisters from the same family.
- Radhika's husband gets on very well with his co-brother.
- At the family wedding, my co-brother handled all the arrangements.
+ 2 more examples
- She asked her co-brother to drive them to the station.
- In Hindi families, a co-brother is often a close friend as well.
Synonyms brother-in-law
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
my/his/her co-brother
A co-brother is the husband of your wife's sister; the relationship is common in Indian families and the term is used in Indian English.
Co-brother पत्नी की बहन का पति होता है; यह संबंध भारतीय परिवारों में आम है और यह शब्द भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- My co-brother lives in Pune and works for a bank.
- She called her husband's co-brother to the wedding.
co-brother + of + person
'Of' shows whose co-brother the man is.
'Of' दिखाता है कि वह पुरुष किसका co-brother है।
- He is the co-brother of my uncle.
plural: co-brothers
Two men married to sisters are co-brothers of each other.
बहनों से विवाहित दो पुरुष एक-दूसरे के co-brother होते हैं।
- The two co-brothers started a shop together.
related terms
The wife's sisters are co-sisters in the same sense only if their husbands are brothers; do not mix the terms.
दोनों शब्दों में अंतर समझें: पत्नी की बहन का पति co-brother है; भाइयों की पत्नियाँ co-sisters (देवरानी-जेठानी) हैं।
- My wife's sister's husband is my co-brother.
+Collocations 4
possessive + co-brother
myherhistheirour
- Our co-brother brought sweets for the whole family.
verb + co-brother
invitevisitmeetcallgreet
- We visited my co-brother during the holidays.
adjective + co-brother
elderyoungerfriendlycaringnew
- My elder co-brother gave me valuable advice.
co-brother + relationship
wife's sister's husbandin-lawfamily functionweddingget-together
- The co-brothers met at the family function.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's father and his co-brother run a hardware store together.
राधिका के पिता और उनके साढ़ू मिलकर एक हार्डवेयर की दुकान चलाते हैं।
- My co-brother drove us to the railway station in the early morning.
मेरे साढ़ू ने सुबह-सुबह हमें रेलवे स्टेशन तक पहुँचाया।
- The two co-brothers have been friends since their wedding.
दोनों साढ़ू शादी के समय से ही मित्र हैं।
- He asked his co-brother for advice on buying a flat.
उसने फ़्लैट खरीदने के बारे में अपने साढ़ू से सलाह माँगी।
- At the festival, the co-brothers sat together and talked about cricket.
त्योहार पर साढ़ू साथ बैठकर क्रिकेट की बातें करते रहे।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These relationship words all use in-law or co-, but name different relatives.
ये संबंध-सूचक शब्द in-law या co- से बनते हैं, पर अलग-अलग रिश्तेदारों को बताते हैं।
The husband of your wife's sister.
आपकी पत्नी की बहन का पति (साढ़ू)।
- My co-brother lives in Lucknow.
The brother of your spouse, or the husband of your sister.
आपके जीवनसाथी का भाई, या आपकी बहन का पति।
- My brother-in-law is a doctor.
co-sister
The wife of your husband's brother.
आपके पति के भाई की पत्नी (देवरानी या जेठानी)।
- She and her co-sister share the kitchen.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: co-brother is used mainly in Indian English; in British and American English this relative is simply called a brother-in-law.
Usage में co-brother मुख्य रूप से Indian English में प्रयोग होता है; British और American English में इस रिश्तेदार को केवल brother-in-law कहा जाता है।