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cousin
1[ kuhz-uhn ]
noun
- Also called first cousin,. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. second cousin, removed ( def 2 ).
- one related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor, as from one's grandparent or from one's father's or mother's sister or brother.
- a kinsman or kinswoman; relative.
- a person or thing related to another by similar natures, languages, geographical proximity, etc.:
Our Canadian cousins are a friendly people.
- Slang. a gullible, innocent person who is easily duped or taken advantage of.
- a term of address used by a sovereign in speaking, writing, or referring to another sovereign or a high-ranking noble.
Cousin
2[ koo-zan ]
noun
- վ·ٴǰ [veek-, tawr], 1792–1867, French philosopher and educational reformer: founder of the method of eclecticism in French philosophy.
cousin
1/ ˈʌə /
noun
- Also calledfirst cousincousin-germanfull cousin the child of one's aunt or uncle
- 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
- a member of a group related by race, ancestry, interests, etc
our Australian cousins
- a title used by a sovereign when addressing another sovereign or a nobleman
Cousin
2/ ܳɛ̃ /
noun
- CousinVictor17921867MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopherEDUCATION: reformer Victor (viktɔr). 1792–1867, French philosopher and educational reformer
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲˌǴǻ, noun
- ˈdzܲԱ, adjectiveadverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܲ·· dzܲ··Ǵǻ dzܲ·· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cousin1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cousin1
Idioms and Phrases
see country cousin ; first cousin ; kissing cousins ; second cousin .Example Sentences
But Glasgow University scientists have confirmed the continued rise of its distant cousin - the mosquito.
The director, Erica Tremblay, closed the set down for one scene specifically, when I’m dealing with the priest and my young cousin.
Once as close as siblings, these cousins are trying in their different ways to imagine a world that will allow them to discover themselves outside of inherited assumptions and oppressive hierarchies.
Their cousins, the Wilsons, lived in nearby Hawthorne, and founded the Beach Boys in 1961.
Two cousins drowned after they were swept off rocks by large waves off the Devon coast, an inquest has heard.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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