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cousin
(redirected from third cousins)

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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.

[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.]

cousin·hood n.
cousin·ly adj.
cousin·ship n.

cousin
Noun
the child of one's aunt or uncle Also called: (first cousin) [Latin consobrinus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cousin - the child of your aunt or uncle
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] nprimo/a;
first cousin → primo/a carnal

cousin [ˈkʌzn] ncousin(e);
first cousin → cousin(e) germain(e)

cousin [ˈkʌzn] n (male) → Cousin m, Vetter m;
(female) → Cousine f;
first cousin → Cousin(e) ersten Grades

cousin [ˈkʌzn] ncugino/a

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 친사촌 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 兄弟
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 친사촌 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 兄弟
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/zweiten Grades e 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, 육촌 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 第二代堂兄妹 троюрідний брат; троюрідна сестра ايس‍ے رشت‍ے دار جنكا نسب چوتهى نسل س‍ے آ كر مل‍ے cháu họ 第二


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