second cousin

noun

a child of a first cousin of one's parent.Compare cousin (def. 1).

Origin of second cousin

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby second cousin

second class, second-class citizen, Second Coming, Second Commandment, second consonant shift, second cousin, second cranial nerve, second cuneiform bone, second-degree burn, second-degree murder, second derivative

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Example sentences from the Web for second cousin

Second-cousin Charles Adams had been in correspondence with him, and advised him to return.
A Little Girl in Old Boston|Amanda Millie Douglas
Charles was, in fact, on his mother's side, second-cousin to an English Earl.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
Val Dartie, it was true, was a second-cousin, but it was not the thing for Holly to go about with him.
The Forsyte Saga, Complete|John Galsworthy
You are of the noble Austrian blood; the second-cousin of your mother is a grand duke; you must not forget.'
Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

He was my own second-cousin, and our folks used to visit back and forth a good deal before he was married.
Jerome, A Poor Man|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for second cousin

second cousin

noun

the child of a first cousin of either of one's parents

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Idioms and Phrases with second cousin

second cousin

Something that is related or similar but not quite the same, as in This beef stew is second cousin to boeuf bourguignon. This expression transfers the literal sense of second cousin—that is, the child of the first cousin of one's mother or father—a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

单词	second cousin
释义	second cousin noun a child of a first cousin of one's parent.Compare cousin (def. 1). Origin of second cousin First recorded in 1650–60 Words nearby second cousin second class, second-class citizen, Second Coming, Second Commandment, second consonant shift, second cousin, second cranial nerve, second cuneiform bone, second-degree burn, second-degree murder, second derivative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for second cousin Second-cousin Charles Adams had been in correspondence with him, and advised him to return. A Little Girl in Old Boston\|Amanda Millie Douglas Charles was, in fact, on his mother's side, second-cousin to an English Earl. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866\|Various Val Dartie, it was true, was a second-cousin, but it was not the thing for Holly to go about with him. The Forsyte Saga, Complete\|John Galsworthy You are of the noble Austrian blood; the second-cousin of your mother is a grand duke; you must not forget.' Shorty McCabe\|Sewell Ford He was my own second-cousin, and our folks used to visit back and forth a good deal before he was married. Jerome, A Poor Man\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman British Dictionary definitions for second cousin second cousin noun the child of a first cousin of either of one's parents Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with second cousin second cousin Something that is related or similar but not quite the same, as in This beef stew is second cousin to boeuf bourguignon. This expression transfers the literal sense of second cousin—that is, the child of the first cousin of one's mother or father—a usage dating from the mid-1600s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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