cousins

[US]/'kʌznz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. relatives who are children of one's aunt or uncle; a person whom one is related to by blood and shares a family connection with.

Phrases & Collocations

my cousins

cousin reunion

Example Sentences

My cousins are coming over for dinner tonight.

I grew up playing with my cousins every summer.

We are planning a family reunion with all our cousins next month.

My cousins and I share a lot of childhood memories.

I have a close bond with my cousins.

We often go on vacations together with our cousins.

My cousins are like siblings to me.

We used to have cousin sleepovers when we were younger.

Family gatherings are always more fun with cousins around.

My cousins and I have a group chat to stay connected.

Real-world Examples

Even some of our smaller primate cousins like this tarsier.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Trilobites have no direct descendants, but their evolutionary cousins are alive and well.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Hey. Have you got any cousins? Yeah. How many cousins have you got?

Source: Uncle teaches you to learn basic English.

Is Millie Bobby Brown cousins with Noah?

Source: Connection Magazine

Police have arrested the child's 28-year-old cousin.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2018

Who knows how many cousins, nieces and nephews?

Source: Easy_Video

William's second cousin, and your third cousin.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

If you didn't know that was my little cousin, that's my little cousin.

Source: Connection Magazine

Even if we're just hundredth cousins or something.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

These predators were more advanced than their earlier cousins.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

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