cousin
51cousin — /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… …
52cousin — [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… …
53cousin — See: FIRST COUSIN, SECOND COUSIN …
54cousin — See: FIRST COUSIN, SECOND COUSIN …
55cousin — noun Etymology: Middle English cosin, from Anglo French cusin, cosin, from Latin consobrinus, from com + sobrinus second cousin, from soror sister more at sister Date: 13th century 1. a. a child of one s uncle or aunt b. a relative descended f …
56COUSIN — s. m. Sorte de moucheron dont la piqûre et le bourdonnement sont fort importuns. Un cousin vint le piquer à la joue. Les cousins l ont fort importuné, l ont tourmenté toute la nuit. Être mangé de cousins. Chasser les cousins. Fam., et par un… …
57cousin — noun a) The son or daughter of a person’s uncle or aunt; a first cousin. b) Any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant; one more distantly related than an uncle, aunt, granduncle, gr …
58Cousin — This unusual and interesting surname is a patronymic of Cousin, which is of early medieval English and French origin, and is from a nickname, derived from the Middle English (1200 1500), Old French co(u)sin, cusin , from the Latin consobrinus ,… …
59cousin — See: first cousin, second cousin …
60cousin — cous•in [[t]ˈkʌz ən[/t]] n. 1) ant the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt 2) ant one related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor 3) a kinsman or kinswoman; relative 4) a person or thing related to another by similar… …
