Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A child of one's aunt or uncle.
- noun A relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line.
- noun A relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.
- noun A member of a kindred group or country.
- noun Something similar in quality or character.
- noun Used as a form of address by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a high-ranking member of the nobility.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To call “cousin”; claim kindred with. See
cousin , n. - noun In general, one collaterally related by blood more remotely than a brother or sister; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman; hence, a term of address used by a king to a nobleman, particularly to one who is a member of the council, or to a fellow-sovereign.
- noun Specifically, in modern usage The son or daughter of an uncle or an aunt, or one related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor. The children of brothers and sisters are called cousins, cousins german, first cousins, or full cousins; children of first cousins are called
second cousins , etc. Often, however, the term second cousin is loosely applied to the son or daughter of a cousin german, more properly called a first cousin once removed. - Allied; kindred.
- An obsolete spelling of
cozen .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Allied; akin.
- noun One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
- noun A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
son ordaughter of a person’suncle oraunt ; afirst cousin . - noun Any relation who is not a direct
ancestor ordescendant ; one more distantly related than anuncle ,aunt ,granduncle ,grandaunt ,nephew ,niece ,grandnephew ,grandniece , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the child of your aunt or uncle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I. v.32 (37, 6) good cousin Capulet] This _cousin_ Capulet is _unkle_ in the paper of invitation; but as Capulet is described as old, _cousin_ is probably the right word in both places.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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I guess my cousin is the one who got all the high-end artistic appreciation skillz.
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Sorry but my cousin is a retired officer as are several of his friends and I get my info from them.
City of Aurora | More Layoffs Announced (Sorta), 2010 Budget, SuperTuesday Preview 2009
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I guess my cousin is the one who got all the high-end artistic appreciation skillz.
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As mentioned in my earlier posts, my cousin is a writer, comedian, and producer living and performing in New York.
REJECTION CAKE Melissa 2008
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As mentioned in my earlier posts, my cousin is a writer, comedian, and producer living and performing in New York.
Archive 2008-07-01 Melissa 2008
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Micah finding out that his cousin is a super is something happening.
HEROES: A Disappointment of Super Proportions | the TV addict 2007
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Gator, my cousin is a veterinarian and is the same. the only thing that grosses her out is drool.
MY KNEES -- PART THREE, AFTER THE SURGERY Maggie Jochild 2007
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As mentioned below, it shows a modern Native child; it also shows traditions, such as a powwow and jingle dancing, balanced with modern ways (a cousin is a lawyer, the video of grandmother.)
Jingle Dancer 2006
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"So – my cousin is your wife, I think you were saying?"
ruzuzu commented on the word cousin
The Century Dictionary tells us that nuncle "was the licensed appellation given by a fool to his master or superior, the fools themselves calling one another cousin.'
March 16, 2012