cousin

cous-in · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A child of one's uncle or aunt.

  2. 2.

    A person belonging to the same extended family or ethnic group.

  3. 3.

    Something related or similar to something else.

Forms

plural: cousins

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    first cousin — child of one's aunt or uncle
  • •
    second cousin — child of one's parent's cousin
  • •
    kissing cousins — distant relatives; things closely related
  • •
    country cousin — a rural relative unfamiliar with city ways

Related words

See also: aunt, family, relative, uncle
Synonyms: kin, relative

Etymology

From Old French "cosin," from Latin "consobrinus" meaning "mother's sister's child," from "com-" (together) and "sobrinus" (cousin on the mother's side).