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cous·in  (kzn)

n.

1. A child of one's aunt or uncle. Also called first cousin.

2. A relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line.

3. A relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.

4. A member of a kindred group or country: our Canadian cousins.

5. Something similar in quality or character: "There's no mistaking soca for its distant Jamaican cousin, reggae" (Michael Saunders).

6. Used as a form of address by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a high-ranking member of the nobility.

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[Middle English cosin, a relative, from Old French, from Latin cnsbrnus, cousin : com-, com- + sbrnus, cousin on the mother's side; see swesor- in Indo-European roots.]

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cousin·hood n.

cousin·ly adj.

cousin·ship n.

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cousin [ˈkʌz^ən]

n

1. Also called first cousin cousin-german full cousin the child of one's aunt or uncle

2. a relative who has descended from one of one's common ancestors. A person's second cousin is the child of one of his parents' first cousins. A person's third cousin is the child of one of his parents' second cousins. A first cousin once removed (or loosely second cousin) is the child of one's first cousin.

3. a member of a group related by race, ancestry, interests, etc. our Australian cousins

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a title used by a sovereign when addressing another sovereign or a nobleman

[from Old French cosin, from Latin consōbrīnus cousin, from sōbrīnus cousin on the mother's side; related to soror sister]

cousinhood , cousinship n

cousinly  adj & adv

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Cousin (French) [kuzɛ̃]

n

(Biographies / Cousin, Victor (1792-1867) M, French, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, EDUCATION: reformer) Victor (viktɔr). 1792-1867, French philosopher and educational reformer

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cousin - the child of your aunt or uncle cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

Translations

cousin [ˈkʌzn] N → primo/a m/f
first cousin → primo/a m/f carnal
second cousin → primo/a m/f segundo/a

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cousin [ˈkʌz^ən] n → cousin(e) m/f first cousin, second cousin

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cousin

n (male) → Cousin m, → Vetter m (dated); (female) → Cousine f, → Kusine f, → Base f (old); Kevin and Susan are cousins → Kevin und Susan sind Cousin und Cousine

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cousin [ˈkʌzn] n → cugino/a

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cousin

n cousin [ˈkazn]

a son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt. eie niggie, eie neef إبن أو بِنت العَـم أو الخال من الجيل السّابِق първи братовчед vlastní bratranec/sestřenice fætter; kusine leibliche(r) Cousin(e) πρώτος ξάδελφος, πρώτη ξαδέλφη primo carnal/hermano tädilaps, onulaps فرزند عمو و دایی و خاله و عمه täysserkku cousin, cousine, germain, germaine בֵּן דוֹד רִאשוֹן चचेरा या फुफेरा nećak elsőfokú unokatestvér paman/bibi bræðrungur; systrungur; systkinabarn cugino (di primo grado) いとこ 사촌 pusbrolis, pusseserė pirmās pakāpes brālēns, māsīca sepupu volle neef, nicht søskenbarn, kusine, fetter, tremenning kuzyn primo direito văr (primar) двоюродный брат; двоюродная сестра vlastný bratranec pravi bratranec, prava sestrična bliži rođak kusin ลูกของลุงหรือป้า kardeş çocukları 堂（或表）兄弟；堂（或表）姐妹 двоюрідний брат; двоюрідна сестра ایک دادا یا ایک نانا کی اولاد anh chị em họ 堂（或表）兄弟；堂（或表）姐妹

first/full cousin

a son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt. eie niggie, eie neef إبن أو بِنت العَـم أو الخال من الجيل السّابِق първи братовчед vlastní bratranec/sestřenice fætter; kusine leibliche(r) Cousin(e) πρώτος ξάδελφος, πρώτη ξαδέλφη primo carnal/hermano tädilaps, onulaps فرزند عمو و دایی و خاله و عمه täysserkku cousin, cousine, germain, germaine בֵּן דוֹד רִאשוֹן चचेरा या फुफेरा nećak elsőfokú unokatestvér paman/bibi bræðrungur; systrungur; systkinabarn cugino (di primo grado) いとこ 사촌 pusbrolis, pusseserė pirmās pakāpes brālēns, māsīca sepupu volle neef, nicht søskenbarn, kusine, fetter, tremenning kuzyn primo direito văr (primar) двоюродный брат; двоюродная сестра vlastný bratranec pravi bratranec, prava sestrična bliži rođak kusin ลูกของลุงหรือป้า kardeş çocukları 堂（或表）兄弟；堂（或表）姐妹 двоюрідний брат; двоюрідна сестра ایک دادا یا ایک نانا کی اولاد anh chị em họ 堂（或表）兄弟；堂（或表）姐妹

second cousin

a child of one's parent's first cousin or a child of one's first cousin. kleinneef, kleinniggie إبن أو بِنْت العم من الدَّرجَة الثانية втори братовчед bratranec/sestřenice z druhého kolena halvfætter Cousin/e zweiten Grades δεύτερος ξάδελφος, δεύτερη ξαδέλφη primo segundo vanatädilaps, vanaonulaps; tädilapselaps, onulapselaps نوه عمو و دایی و خاله و عمه pikkuserkku cousin au deuxième degré בֵּן דוֹד שֵׁנִי माता-पिता के चचेरे आदि की संतान pranećak másod-unokatestvér mindo þremenningar cugino (di secondo grado) またいとこ 재종 형제 antros eilės pusbrolis/pusseserė otrās pakāpes brālēns, māsīca sepupu achterneef,-nicht tremenning dalszy kuzyn primo segundo троюродный брат; троюродная сестра dieťa prvého bratranca alebo prvej sesternice, sesternica alebo bratranec z druhého stupňa bratranec, sestrična v drugem kolenu dalji rođak syssling, kusinbarn ลูกของลูกพี่ลูกน้อง torun çocukları 父或母的堂(表)兄弟姐妹的子女，堂(表)兄弟姐妹的子女 троюрідний брат; троюрідна сестра ايس‍ے رشت‍ے دار جنكا نسب چوتهى نسل س‍ے آ كر مل‍ے cháu họ 第二代堂兄妹

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cousin → ابن العم bratranec fætter Cousin ξάδελφος primo serkku cousin bratić cugino いとこ 사촌 neef fetter kuzyn primo кузен kusin ลูกพี่ลูกน้อง kuzen anh em họ 堂表兄弟姊妹