Definition of Cousin

1. Noun. The child of your aunt or uncle.

Exact synonyms: Cousin-german, First Cousin, Full Cousin
Generic synonyms: Relation, Relative
Derivative terms: Cousinly

Definition of Cousin

1. n. One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.

2. n. Allied; akin.

Definition of Cousin

1. a child of one's aunt or uncle [n -S] : COUSINLY [adj]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cousin

court of assize
court of assize and nisi prius
court of chancery
court of domestic relations
Court of Saint James's
court order
court plaster
court tennis
Courvoisier
Courvoisier's gallbladder
Courvoisier's law
Courvoisier's sign
courvoisier phenomenon
couscous
couscouses
cousin (current term)
cousin-german
cousinage
cousinages
cousinhood
cousinhoods
cousinly
cousinries
cousinry
cousins
cousinship
cousinships
cousin marriage
Cousteau
couteau

Literary usage of Cousin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1898)
"My cousin Anne Belgrave. To my cousin Judith Wilson a tenement in the said parish ... My cousin Hester Webster, widow. Tenements leased to Humphrey Gould, ..."

2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1865)
"“ PS From a letter ofyour good father, cousin Casimir, which I have recently received, I learn that he is convalescent, at which I heartily rejoice. ..."

3. Dombey and Son. by Charles Dickens, Hablot Knight Browne (1848)
"There 's an uncommon good church in the vil- lage," says cousin Feenix, thoughtfully; "puro specimen of the early Anglo-Norman style, and admirably well ..."

4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"Miss New York, au fait in fashion, Smiles at Cherry Valley's gown — Smile half envy, half compassion — When my cousin comes to town. ..."

5. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"She raised no objection, and for my part I was overjoyed at the proposal, as it gave me an opportunity of learning more of this singular cousin of mine, ..."

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