चचेरा भाईChachera BhaiCousin (Paternal Uncle's son)
Chachera Bhai (चचेरा भाई) is your paternal uncle's son — in everyday terms, the cousin who is your Chacha's or Tau's boy. Hindi treats him not as a distant cousin but as a brother with a prefix explaining the connection.
Who is your Chachera Bhai?
Hindi has no native word that means merely cousin; every cousin is a bhai or behen, qualified by which aunt or uncle links you. A Chachera Bhai often grew up in the same joint household — same courtyard, same grandmother, same festival mornings — so calling him anything less than brother would have felt absurd. The prefix survives as bookkeeping; the relationship it labels is fraternal.
How it's used
Introducing him, you would say: "यह मेरा चचेरा भाई है" (Yeh mera chachera bhai hai) — This is my cousin, my uncle's son. Face to face he is simply bhai or bhaiya, with the prefix dropped; -ji conventions do not apply between cousins of similar age.
Chachera Bhai vs similar terms
Three sibling terms sit beside him: Mamera Bhai through your maternal uncle, Phuphera Bhai through your father's sister, and Mausera Bhai through your mother's sister. All four are cousins in English; Hindi names the branch each one grows from.
Frequently asked questions
What does Chachera Bhai mean in Hindi?
Chachera Bhai (चचेरा भाई) means your paternal uncle's son — a male cousin on your father's side. The phrase combines chachera, derived from Chacha, with bhai, brother, because Hindi frames cousins as siblings.
What is the difference between Chachera Bhai and Mamera Bhai?
A Chachera Bhai is the son of your paternal uncle, while a Mamera Bhai is the son of your maternal uncle, your Mama. The first belongs to your father's side, the second to your mother's.
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