चचेरी बहनChacheri BehenCousin (Paternal Uncle's daughter)
Chacheri Behen (चचेरी बहन) is your paternal uncle's daughter — the cousin sister born to your Chacha or Tau. The phrase pairs the connector chacheri with behen, sister, because Hindi counts cousins as siblings of the family.
Who is your Chacheri Behen?
In a joint household a Chacheri Behen is raised shoulder to shoulder with you — one kitchen, one roof, one set of grandparents — and the culture backs the sibling framing with real ritual: on Raksha Bandhan she ties a rakhi exactly as a born sister would, and brothers owe her the same protection. When she marries, the whole extended family gives her away, not just her parents. Looking back, many people cannot even recall which sisters were chacheri and which were born to their own parents; that blur is the point.
How it's used
You would introduce her with: "यह मेरी चचेरी बहन है" (Yeh meri chacheri behen hai) — She is my cousin, my uncle's daughter. In direct speech the prefix disappears and she is didi if older, or simply her name if younger.
Chacheri Behen vs similar terms
Her parallel cousins are the Mameri Behen (maternal uncle's daughter), Phupheri Behen (father's sister's daughter), and Mauseri Behen (mother's sister's daughter). Each phrase pins the cousin to one of the four aunts and uncles.
Frequently asked questions
What does Chacheri Behen mean in Hindi?
Chacheri Behen (चचेरी बहन) means your paternal uncle's daughter — a female cousin on your father's side. Hindi expresses cousins as brothers and sisters with a prefix, so she is literally an uncle-side sister.
What is the difference between Chacheri Behen and Mauseri Behen?
A Chacheri Behen is the daughter of your father's brother; a Mauseri Behen is the daughter of your mother's sister. The prefixes trace opposite sides of your family.
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