Cousin Definition

kŭzĭn
cousins
noun
cousins
A collateral relative more distant than a brother or sister, descended from a common ancestor.
Webster's New World
The son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt.
Webster's New World
Any relative by blood or marriage.
Webster's New World
A person or thing thought of as somehow related to another.
Our Mexican cousins.
Webster's New World
A member of a kindred group or country.
Our Canadian cousins.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Cousin

Noun

Singular:
cousin
Plural:
cousins

Origin of Cousin

  • Middle English cosin a relative from Old French from Latin cōnsōbrīnus cousin com- com- sōbrīnus cousin on the mother's side swesor- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsōbrīnus, from com- + sōbrīnus.

    From Wiktionary

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