Definitions for cousin
ˈkʌz əncousin

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousinnoun

   the child of your aunt or uncle

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cousinnoun

   The son or daughter of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin.

2. cousinnoun

   Any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant; one more distantly related than an uncle, aunt, granduncle, grandaunt, nephew, niece, grandnephew, grandniece, etc.

3. Etymology: From cosin, from consobrinus, from com- + sobrinus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. COUSINnoun

   Any one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister.

   Etymology: cousin, Fr. consanguineus, Lat.

   Macbeth unseam’d him from the nape to th’ chops,
   And fix’d his head upon our battlements.
   —— Oh, valiant cousin! worthy gentleman. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Tybalt, my cousin! O, my brother’s child!
   Unhappy sight! alas, the blood is spill’d
   Of my dear kinsman. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   Thou art, great lord, my father’s sister’s son,
   And cousin german to great Priam’s seed. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cress.

   2. A title given by the king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Cousinnoun

   one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt

2. Cousinnoun

   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. Cousinnoun

   allied; akin

4. Etymology: [F. cousin, LL. cosinus, cusinus, contr. from L. consobrinus the child of a mother's sister, cousin; con- + sobrinus a cousin by the mother's side, a form derived fr. soror (for sosor) sister. See Sister, and cf. Cozen, Coz.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cousin

   kuz′n, n. formerly a kinsman generally; now, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt: a term used by a sovereign in addressing another, or to one of his own noblemen: something kindred or related to another.—ns. Cous′in-ger′man, a first cousin: something closely related; Cous′inhood, Cous′inship.—adj. Cous′inly, like, or having the relation of, a cousin.—n. Cous′inry, cousins collectively.—First cousins, children of brothers and sisters—also called Cousins-german, Full cousins; First cousin once removed, the son or daughter of a cousin-german—sometimes loosely called Second cousin; Second cousins, the children of first cousins. [Fr.,—L. consobrinus—con, sig. connection, and sobrinus for sororinus, applied to the children of sisters—soror, a sister.]

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1. Cousin

   A relative of The same line and generation With Who a person have one or more same Grandparents or Great-Grandparents/Ancestors in The Common, other than The parents, thus, The First Cousins have The Same Grandparents in The Common, The Second Cousins have The Same Great-Grandparents in The Common, The Third Cousins have The Same Great-Great-Grandparents in The Common, The Remoted Cousins have The Same Remoted Ancestors in The Common etc.

   Cousins more Remoted than The Brothers Are.

   
   

   Submitted by fcatana14@gmail.com on September 11, 2020  

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1. cousin

   The cousin symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the cousin symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cousin' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4039

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cousin' in Nouns Frequency: #1595

Anagrams for cousin »

1. scioun

How to pronounce cousin?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cousin in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cousin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of cousin in a Sentence

1. Debi Krezel:

   I ’m very, very upset about this, being a daughter, a sister, niece and cousin of veterans and first responders –( as well as) an American and a taxpayer – why are my rights and my child’s rights being taken away ?

2. Mark Naison:

   It's not just that guy over there, you could be beating my cousin or my boyfriend.

3. Jehad Shawar:

   As his cousin exited the bathroom, which was inside the room, they fired five bullets, one bullet in the head, one in the chest and three in his body, they took Azzam and placed him in the wheelchair they brought the woman in and they exited the room preventing anyone from giving medical aid to the young man lying on the floor.

4. Kurt Meyer:

   If a highly motivated person drags her mother and her husband and her second cousin twice removed to the polls, then it makes a difference.

5. Yascha Mounk:

   Over the past days...( replacement theory) has, for very good reason, been widely condemned, but the uncomfortable truth is that a less conspiratorial cousin of it has long been embraced in mainstream public discourse. In fact, it is one of the few things that both liberals and conservatives, both Democrats and Republicans, can now agree on.

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