cousin

[US]/ˈkʌzən/
[UK]/ˈkʌzən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a distant relative who is the child of one's aunt or uncle; a relative who is in the same generation as oneself, such as a cousin

Phrases & Collocations

first cousin

second cousin

distant cousin

Example Sentences

They are cousins of propinquity.

a distant cousin of the King.

The renegade is the first cousin to a rattlesnake.

a second cousin one removed

A first cousin's child is one's first cousin once removed.

my first cousin once removed.

a cousin on my father's side

His cousin just came for him.

the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby.

the door was opened by my cousin Annie.

a cousin-german; a brother-german.

his second cousin once removed.

he is married to his cousin Emma.

a cousin once removed

a first cousin once removed

a first cousin twice removed

a cousin forty times removed

My cousin, who is a painter, is in Japan at present.

picked out their cousins from the crowd.

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