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noun

cousin

KUZ-un/ˈkʌzn/

A relative connected through a different branch of shared ancestry.

My cousin and I enjoy a picnic with our parents.

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Etymology
coLatintogether
+usinLatincousin on the mother's side

The combination of “together” and a maternal kinship term originally named a mother’s sister’s son. English broadened that specific relationship to a child of any aunt or uncle.

In context

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was the son of bilbo baggins uncle bingo baggins and chica chub he lived a long life reaching the age of 96 but not quite long enough to attend his cousin's farewell party
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More examples

  • My aunt's daughter is my cousin.
  • A distant cousin joins us for Thanksgiving.
  • The peach is a close cousin of the plum.

Forms

cousin · cousins

Similar words

relative
Includes closer family members, such as parents and siblings.
relation
Can mean any family member, not specifically a cousin.