What does cousin mean?
Definitions for cousin
ˈkʌz əncousin
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word cousin.
Princeton's WordNet
cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousinnoun
the child of your aunt or uncle
Wiktionary
cousinnoun
The son or daughter of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin.
Etymology: From cosin, from consobrinus, from com- + sobrinus
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.
Etymology: From cosin, from consobrinus, from com- + sobrinus
Webster Dictionary
Cousinnoun
one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt
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.]
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
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.]
Cousinnoun
allied; akin
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
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.]
Editors Contribution
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.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'cousin' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4039
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'cousin' in Nouns Frequency: #1595
Anagrams for cousin »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cousin in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cousin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of cousin in a Sentence
My cousin was murdered with her children in the truck.
No, squid is the dumb cousin, apparently.
They thought it was a hoax, my cousin said the first few sounds they heard were like 6-7, but it was really slow so they thought it was fireworks, firecrackers. Then all of a sudden it was rapid fire just everywhere.
We're in a foreign country, we're approached by two strangers with aggressive behavior: ten months ago when I was with my cousin ... I was stabbed in my face by strangers.
They killed my uncle and took my cousin's wife who had only just married eight days earlier.
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- بنت خال, بنت عم, ابن خالة, ابن عمة, بنت خالة, بنت عمة, ابن خال, ابن عم, ولد عمArabic
- стрые́чная сястра́, кузэ́н, кузі́на, стрые́чны братBelarusian
- братовче́дка, братовче́дBulgarian
- cosí, cosinaCatalan, Valencian
- bratranec, sestřeniceCzech
- cefnder, cyfnitherWelsh
- kusine, fætterDanish
- entfernte Verwandte, Vetter, Cousine, Kusine, Base, Cousin, entfernter VerwandterGerman
- daa, fo, tsɛEwe
- ξάδερφος, [[μακρινός]] [[ξάδερφος]]Greek
- kuziĉo, kuzino, gekuzo, virkuzo, kuzoEsperanto
- primo, primaSpanish
- onutütar, nõbu, onupoeg, tädipoeg, täditütarEstonian
- lehengusu, lehengusinaBasque
- دخترعمه, پسردائی, پسرعمو, پسرعمه, دخترخاله, دختردائی, دخترعمو, پسرخالهPersian
- pikkuserkku, sukulainen, serkkuFinnish
- systkinabarnFaroese
- cousine, cousinFrench
- col ceathrair, col ceatharIrish
- co-oghaScottish Gaelic
- primo, prima, curmán, curmáGalician
- בן-דודה, בת-דוד, דּוֹדָן, בת-דודה, דּוֹדָנִית, בן-דודHebrew
- चचेरा भाईHindi
- unokatestvérHungarian
- զարմիկ, զարմուհիArmenian
- sepupuIndonesian
- kuzulo, kuzino, kuzoIdo
- frændi, frænkaIcelandic
- cugino, cuginaItalian
- いとこ, 従兄弟, 従姉妹Japanese
- illoq, illooraq, illukKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ជីដូនមួយKhmer
- ಸೋದರಸಂಬಂಧಿKannada
- 사촌Korean
- ئامۆزاKurdish
- kenderow, keniterowCornish
- consobrina, patruelis, frater patruelis, consobrinus, soror patruelisLatin
- pusbrolis, pusseserėLithuanian
- brālēns, māsīcaLatvian
- бра́тучед, брату́чедкаMacedonian
- sepupuMalay
- kozijn, neef, volle nicht, nicht, volle neefDutch
- fetter, kusine, søskenbarnNorwegian
- cosina, cosinOccitan
- kuzyn, kuzynkaPolish
- primo, primaPortuguese
- cusregna, cusrin, cusdrina, cusregn, cusrina, cusdrinRomansh
- vară, vărRomanian
- двою́родный брат, ро́дственница, двою́родная сестра́, кузе́н, кузи́на, ро́дственникRussian
- fradili, fradibi, fradile, fradiriSardinian
- oambealle, vilbealle, oarpmealle, vilbaNorthern Sami
- братић, rođak, братучед, bratić, bratučeda, drugobratučed, rođaka, другобратучеда, рођак, рођака, братучеда, bratučed, другобратучед, drugobratučedaSerbo-Croatian
- bratranec, sesternicaSlovak
- bratranec, sestričnaSlovene
- kusinSwedish
- binamuSwahili
- బంధువుTelugu
- ลูกพี่ลูกน้องThai
- pinsanTagalog
- amcaoğlu, dayıçocuğu, dayıoğlu, teyzeoğlu, dayıkızı, teyzekızı, amcaçocuğu, halaçocuğu, halaoğlu, amcakızı, halakızı, teyzeçocuğu, hala kızıTurkish
- кузи́на, двою́рідний брат, брат у пе́рших, двою́рідна сестра́, кузе́нUkrainian
- em họ, anh họ, chị họVietnamese
- hiköstil, jiköstil, köst, hiköst, köstil, jiköstVolapük
- cuzén, cuzeneWalloon
- 表姐Chinese
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