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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cous•in /ˈkʌzən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anthropologythe son or daughter of an uncle or aunt:cousins on my father's side.
- a person or thing related to another by similar natures, languages, etc.:the Americans and all their English-speaking cousins.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cous•in (kuz′ən),USA pronunciation n. - AnthropologyAlso called first cousin, full cousin, cousin-german. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
- Anthropologyone related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor, as from one's grandparent or from one's father's or mother's sister or brother.
- a kinsman or kinswoman;
relative. - a person or thing related to another by similar natures, languages, geographical proximity, etc.:Our Canadian cousins are a friendly people.
- Slang Termsa gullible, innocent person who is easily duped or taken advantage of.
- a term of address used by a sovereign in speaking, writing, or referring to another sovereign or a high-ranking noble.
- *swesrīnos, equivalent. to *swesr-, gradational variant of *swesōr ( soror sister) + *-īnos -ine1; for -sr- -br- compare December
- Latin consōbrīnus cousin (properly, son of one's mother's sister), equivalent. to con- con- + sōbrīnus second cousin (presumably origin, originally "pertaining to the sister'')
- Anglo-French co(u)sin, Old French cosin
- Middle English cosin 1250–1300
Vic•tor (vēk tôr′),USA pronunciation 1792–1867, French philosopher and educational reformer: founder of the method of eclecticism in French philosophy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cousin /ˈkʌzən/ n - Also called: first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin the child of one's aunt or uncle
- a relative who has descended from one of one's common ancestors. A person's second cousin is the child of one of his parents' first cousins. A person's third cousin is the child of one of his parents' second cousins. A first cousin once removed (or loosely second cousin) is the child of one's first cousin
- a member of a group related by race, ancestry, interests, etc: our Australian cousins
- a title used by a sovereign when addressing another sovereign or a nobleman
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French cosin, from Latin consōbrīnus cousin, from sōbrīnus cousin on the mother's side; related to soror sisterˈcousinˌhood, ˈcousinˌship n ˈcousinly adj , adv |