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  2. Hindustani kinship terms - Wikipedia

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    The kinship terms of Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) differ from the English system in certain respects. [1] In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender, [2] and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect. [3] Moreover, "In Hindi and Urdu kinship terms there is clear distinction between the blood relations and affinal ...

  3. Bismil Azimabadi - Wikipedia

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    His maternal Grandfather and his maternal Uncle both were poets. He grew in Azimabad where the atmosphere was poetic and literary and it was from there he picked up the love for Urdu poetry. He chose the word Bismil (meaning hurt or wounded) as his pen name and became disciple of Khan Bahadur Shad Azimabadi , (1846-1929).

  4. Grandparent - Wikipedia

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    Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, or Grandma and Grandpa, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal.Every sexually reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, thirty-two genetic great-great-great ...

  5. Aunt - Wikipedia

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    A maternal aunt is the sister of one's mother. A paternal aunt is the sister of one's father. An aunt-in-law is the aunt of one's spouse. A parent's first cousin may be called a second aunt. A great-aunt [3] [4] or grandaunt [5] (sometimes written grand-aunt [6]) is the sister of one's grandparent.

  6. Niece and nephew - Wikipedia

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    The term nepotism, meaning familial loyalty, is derived from this Latin term. [3] Niece entered Middle English from the Old French word nece , which also derives from Latin nepotem . [ 4 ] The word nibling , derived from sibling , is a neologism suggested by Samuel Martin in 1951 as a cover term for "nephew or niece"; it is not common outside ...

  7. Shad Azimabadi - Wikipedia

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    Shad Azimabadi was born in 1846 in his maternal grandparent's house. His family was very wealthy and held a respectable position within the high-society of Patna.. Shad Azimabadi showed an interest in poetry from a young age.

  8. Mother - Wikipedia

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    A maternal death is defined by WHO as "the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes".

  9. Ashtavakra (epic) - Wikipedia

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    The canto ends with Aṣṭāvakra starting to grow in the Āśrama of his maternal grandfather. Saṅkalpa (Hindi: सङ्कल्प, meaning Resolution): The canto begins with the concept of resolution – the poet states that a noble resolution is the true and pure resolution. Aṣṭāvakra is born handicapped, and a son Śvetaketu is ...