Definitions of cousin [ˈkʌz ən]

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Definition of 'cousin'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) cousin
the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.

2.  cousin
one related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor.

3.  cousin
a kinsman or kinswoman; relative.

4.  cousin
a person or thing related to another by similar natures, languages, geographical proximity, etc.

5.  cousin
a term of address used by a sovereign for another sovereign or a high-ranking noble.

Etymology: (1875–80)

Definition of 'cousin'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin
the child of your aunt or uncle

Definition of 'cousin'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) cousin
a child of your aunt or uncle
This is my cousin Julia.

Definition of 'cousin'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) cousin
one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt

2. (noun) cousin
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

3. (noun) cousin
allied; akin

Translation of 'cousin'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt.
Afrikaans: neef, niggie	Arabic: إبْن أو بِنت العم أو العم	Bulgarian: братовчед
Brazilian: primo	Czech: bratranec, sestřenice	German: der/die Cousin/e
Danish: fætter; kusine	Greek: ξάδελφος, ξαδέλφη	Spanish: primo
Estonian: nõbu, tädipoeg, -tütar, o	Farsi: فرزند عمو و دایی و خاله و	Finnish: serkku
French: cousin/-ine	Hebrew: בֵּן דוֹד	Hindi: चचेरा, ममेरा, मौसेरा या फ
Croatian: nećak, nećakinja	Hungarian: unokatestvér	Indonesian: misan, saudara sepupu
Icelandic: frændi eða frænka	Italian: cugino	Japanese: いとこ
Korean: 조카	Lithuanian: pusbrolis, pusseserė	Latvian: brālēns; māsīca
Malay: sepupu	Dutch: neef, nicht	Norwegian: søskenbarn, kusine, fette
Polish: kuzyn	Persian: فرزند عمو و دایی و خاله و	Pashto: خاله ، عمه ، د تره ځوی ،
Portuguese: primo	Romanian: văr	Russian: кузен; кузина
Slovak: bratranec, sesternica	Slovenian: bratranec, sestrična	Serbian: rođak
Swedish: kusin	Thai: ลูกพี่ลูกน้อง	Turkish: kuzen, erkek yeğen
Taiwanese: 堂（或表）兄弟，堂（或表）姐妹	Ukrainian: двоюрідний брат; двоюрідн	Urdu: چچیرا ممیرا خلیرا پهپهیرا
Vietnamese: anh em họ	Chinese: 堂（或表）兄弟，堂（或表）姐妹
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