cousins

Definition of cousins in English English dictionary: plural of cousin
cousin: The son or daughter of a person’s uncle or aunt; a first cousin
cousin: 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
first cousins: plural form of first cousin
first cousins once removed: plural form of first cousin once removed
kissing cousins: plural form of kissing cousin
maternal cousins: plural form of maternal cousin
paternal cousins: plural form of paternal cousin
second cousins: plural form of second cousin
cousin: The son or daughter of a person's uncle or aunt
cousin: {i} son or daughter of one's aunt or uncle
cousin: child of an aunt or uncle; in earlier times a kinsman, close relative, or friend
cousin: Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt. My cousin Mark helped me We are cousins. see also country cousin, second cousin
cousin: the child of your aunt or uncle
cousin: {n} a relation at a distance, especially the child of an uncle or aunt
cousin: One chain letter is the cousin of another if they are both members of some clade under discussion, but are members of different major sub-clades Usually the letters are understood to circulate at about the same time
cousin: Someone who has some autistic spectrum characteristics to the extent that he/she can identify with autistics even if he or she does not have a formal diagnosis People with Schizoid Personality Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Tourette Syndrome (TS), and sometimes Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD), are considered cousins See also: Autistics and Cousins (AC)
cousin: In English writs, etc
cousin: Today, this word means the children of your aunts or uncles Modern usage indicates the degree of the relationship through first cousin, second cousin, first cousin once removed, etc First cousin is a child of an aunt or uncle Second cousin is the child of a first cousin a first cousin once removed also happens to be your second cousin The term cousin includes all of them In the broadest sense, it could also mean any familial relationship, blood or otherwise (except mother, father, sister or brother) In U S colonial times, a cousin could be any nephew, niece or the definition described above It could also be a spouse of a nephew, niece, or the definition described above
cousin: A relative descended from a common ancestor, but not a brother or sister
cousin: A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council
cousin: One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt
cousin: In colonial usage, it most often meant nephew or niece In the broadest sense, it could also mean any familial relationship, blood or otherwise (except mother, father, sister, or brother), or the modern-day meaning of a child of one's aunt or uncle Modern usage includes qualifiers such as first, second, third, once removed, twice removed, etc
cousin: Usually the term used to describe the anchor player on a team that had a chance to "stick" a teammate with a beer frame, but did not strike The anchor is said to be a "cousin" of the other player Also, the name of the pin that is hidden in a spare cluster; i e , the 8 in the 2-8, or the 9 in the 3-9; a "sleeper"
cousin: Any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant; one more distantly related than an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, etc
cousin: Allied; akin
cousin: Person with whom one has ancestors in common
cousin: issued by the crown, it signifies any earl
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