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Definition of Cousin

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

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. Noun. The son or daughter of a person’s uncle or aunt; a first cousin. ¹

2. Noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cousin

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cousin

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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