tuakana noun1 •(New-Zealand) In Maori contexts, the elder brother of a male or the elder sister of a female; also, a same-sex cousin of a more senior branch of the family; (loosely), a mentor.Among those who followed were, as might have been expected, Tāmati Wāka Nene and his older brother and tuakana, Patuone. — 2003 formstuakanas
