first cousin

n. See cousin.

cous•in

(ˈkʌz ən)

n. 1. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. 2. one related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor. 3. a kinsman or kinswoman; relative. 4. a person or thing related to another by similar natures, languages, geographical proximity, etc. 5. a term of address used by a sovereign for another sovereign or a high-ranking noble. [1250–1300; Middle English cosin < Anglo-French co(u)sin, Old French cosin < Latin consōbrīnus cousin (properly, son of one's mother's sister) =con- con- + sōbrīnus second cousin (presumably orig. “pertaining to the sister”) <*swesrīnos=*swesr-, gradational variant of *swesōr (>soror sister) + *-īnos -ine¹] cous′in•ly, adj.

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first cousin - the child of your aunt or unclecousin, cousin-german, full cousinrelative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

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first cousin

Someone or something that bears a close relation or resemblance to another person or thing. Their newest model of car, though spiffed up, remains a first cousin to their last design. In terms of artistic vision, the young director is clearly a first cousin to the likes of Alfred Hitchcock.See also: cousin, first

first cousin

A close relation or resemblance to someone or something, as in This new machine is a first cousin to the previous model. The figurative use of cousin, which literally means "the child of one's aunt or uncle," dates from the 1300s. See also: cousin, first

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noun the child of your aunt or uncle

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