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full cousin
cous•in (ˈkʌz ən)
n. 1. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. 2. one related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor. 3. a kinsman or kinswoman; relative. 4. a person or thing related to another by similar natures, languages, geographical proximity, etc. 5. a term of address used by a sovereign for another sovereign or a high-ranking noble. [1250–1300; Middle English cosin < Anglo-French co(u)sin, Old French cosin < Latin consōbrīnus cousin (properly, son of one's mother's sister) =con- con- + sōbrīnus second cousin (presumably orig. “pertaining to the sister”) <*swesrīnos=*swesr-, gradational variant of *swesōr (>soror sister) + *-īnos -ine1] cous′in•ly, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | full cousin - the child of your aunt or unclecousin, cousin-german, first cousinrelative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
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Synonyms for full cousinnoun the child of your aunt or uncleSynonyms- cousin
- cousin-german
- first cousin
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