单词 | cousin |
释义 | cousin n.   1. (also first cousin, cousin-german) the child of one's uncle or aunt.   2. (usu. in pl.) applied to the people of kindred races or nations (our American cousins).   3. hist. a title formerly used by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a noble of his or her own country. Phrases and idioms second cousin a child of one's parent's first cousin. Derivatives cousinhood n. cousinly adj. cousinship n. Etymology: ME f. OF cosin, cusin, f. L consobrinus mother's sister's child |
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