cousin

  • 41cousin — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. kin, an aunt s child, an uncle s child, first cousin, second cousin, distant cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, kinsman, kinswoman, coz*; see also relative …

    English dictionary for students

  • 42cousin — cous|in [ kʌzn ] noun count ** 1. ) a child of your UNCLE or AUNT. This person can also be called your first cousin. A child of the cousin of one of your parents is called a second cousin: Harry and I are cousins. The Duke of Kent is a cousin of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43cousin —   Hoahānau, kaukini.    ♦ Male cousin of the parents generation, makua kāne, makua kāne hanauna.    ♦ Female cousin of the parents generation, makuahine, makuahine hanauna.    ♦ Male cousin of parent in law, makuahūnōai kāne.    ♦ Female cousin… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 44cousin — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ first, second ▪ distant, remote (BrE) ▪ close, kissing (AmE) (both figurative) ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 45cousin — The child of one s uncle or aunt; a relative in the fourth degree according to the method of computing kinship used in most jurisdictions. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 48. The children of brothers, sisters, or a brother and sister, respectively, are… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 46cousin — n. 1 (also first cousin, cousin german) the child of one s uncle or aunt. 2 (usu. in pl.) applied to the people of kindred races or nations (our American cousins). 3 hist. a title formerly used by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 47cousin — [13] The word cousin is etymologically related to sister. It comes via Old French cosin from Latin consobrīnus, which meant literally ‘child of one’s mother’s sister’ – that is, ‘cousin on one’s mother’s side’ (consobrīnus was a compound noun… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 48cousin — noun (C) 1 the child of your uncle or aunt see also: first cousin, second cousin, kissing cousin 2 rare someone who is similar to you, or something that is similar to something else …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49cousin — /ˈkʌzən / (say kuzuhn) noun 1. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. 2. a person related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor. The children of brothers and sisters are to each other cousins, cousins german, first cousins …

  • 50cousin — /kszsn/ Kindred in the fourth degree, being the issue (male or female) of the brother or sister of one s father or mother. Those who descend from the brother or sister of the father of the person spoken of are called paternal cousins , maternal… …

    Black's law dictionary