cousin

noun

cous·in ˈkə-zən How to pronounce cousin (audio)

: a child of one's uncle or aunt

: a relative descended from one's grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and in a different line

: kinsman, relative

a distant cousin

: one associated with or related to another : counterpart

Rural children deserve as good an education as their city cousins get.

Benjamin Fine

—used as a title by a sovereign in addressing a nobleman

: a member of a group regarded as ethnically or culturally related

our English cousins

cousinhood

ˈkə-zən-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce cousin (audio)

noun

cousinly adjective

cousinship

ˈkə-zən-ˌship How to pronounce cousin (audio)

noun

Synonyms

kin
kinsman
relation
relative

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Everyone came to the wedding, including a distant cousin no one had heard from in years. The cricket is a cousin of the grasshopper. hurricanes and their cousins, typhoons

Recent Examples on the Web There are nine Barlows on the roster and three Jessops, the most common surnames in Short Creek, where most everyone is a cousin.

Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Obviously Ogden’s patent is only a distant cousin to the latest high-performance peddlers, but even the most modern machines follow the same basic design principles.

WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022 Garrett Stover is the cousin of current Ohio State tight end Cade Stover.

Stephen Means, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022 The virus originated in Africa and is the cousin of the smallpox virus.

Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Rapper and community activist Trae Tha Truth took to Instagram Tuesday to address a video that surfaced this week of him and his crew appearing to jump fellow Houston rapper Z-Ro, who also happens to be his cousin.

Ariana Garcia, Chron, 31 Aug. 2022 Father Mike, who coached his boys’ youth teams, played indoors with the San Diego Sockers and is a cousin of Galaxy technical director Jovan Kirovski, a former U.S. national team player.

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 Taylor was a banker and builder who was cousin to future presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor.

The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 And, the man who prefers to be known as just ‘Ran,’ is a cousin to actors Ralph and Joseph.

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cosin, from Anglo-French cusin, cosin, from Latin consobrinus, from com- + sobrinus second cousin, from soror sister — more at sister

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	cousin
释义	cousin noun cous·in ˈkə-zən 1 a : a child of one's uncle or aunt b : a relative descended from one's grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and in a different line c : kinsman, relative a distant cousin 2 : one associated with or related to another : counterpart Rural children deserve as good an education as their city cousins get. Benjamin Fine 3 —used as a title by a sovereign in addressing a nobleman 4 : a member of a group regarded as ethnically or culturally related our English cousins cousinhood ˈkə-zən-ˌhu̇d noun cousinly adjective cousinship ˈkə-zən-ˌship noun Synonyms kin kinsman relation relative See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Everyone came to the wedding, including a distant cousin no one had heard from in years. The cricket is a cousin of the grasshopper. hurricanes and their cousins, typhoons Recent Examples on the Web There are nine Barlows on the roster and three Jessops, the most common surnames in Short Creek, where most everyone is a cousin. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Obviously Ogden’s patent is only a distant cousin to the latest high-performance peddlers, but even the most modern machines follow the same basic design principles. WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022 Garrett Stover is the cousin of current Ohio State tight end Cade Stover. Stephen Means, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022 The virus originated in Africa and is the cousin of the smallpox virus. Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Rapper and community activist Trae Tha Truth took to Instagram Tuesday to address a video that surfaced this week of him and his crew appearing to jump fellow Houston rapper Z-Ro, who also happens to be his cousin. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 31 Aug. 2022 Father Mike, who coached his boys’ youth teams, played indoors with the San Diego Sockers and is a cousin of Galaxy technical director Jovan Kirovski, a former U.S. national team player. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 Taylor was a banker and builder who was cousin to future presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor. The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 And, the man who prefers to be known as just ‘Ran,’ is a cousin to actors Ralph and Joseph. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English cosin, from Anglo-French cusin, cosin, from Latin consobrinus, from com- + sobrinus second cousin, from soror sister — more at sister First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing cousin first cousin cater-cousin kissing cousin second cousin cousin-german first cousin cater-cousin kissing cousin second cousin cousin-german Kids Definition cousin noun cous·in ˈkə-zən : a child of a person's uncle or aunt Biographical Definition Cousin biographical name Cou·sin kü-ˈzaⁿ Victor 1792–1867 French philosopher cousin noun as in relative a person connected with another by blood or marriage we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance relative family kinsman relation kin in-law folk house kinswoman clan people tribe kinfolk lineage kindred kinsfolk race kinfolks blood kissing cousin stock line Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonrelative
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cousin

noun

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Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing cousin

Kids Definition

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Biographical Definition

biographical name

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