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
Synonyms:
- full-cousin
- first-cousin
- cousin-german
- nobleman
- kinswoman
- kinsman
- coz
- relative
- kin
- counterpart
- cousin twice removed
- cousin once removed
- distant cousin
- an uncle's child
- an aunt's child
Other Word Forms of Cousin
Noun
Singular:
cousin
Plural:
cousinsOrigin of Cousin
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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
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From Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsōbrīnus, from com- + sōbrīnus.
From Wiktionary
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