cousin

Definition

  • noun: a child of your uncle or aunt
  • noun: a child of one's uncle or aunt
  • used as a title by a sovereign in addressing a nobleman
  • synonyms: akin, allied, aunt

Examples

  • Everyone came to the wedding, including a distant 'cousin' no one had heard from in years.

  • He's her 'first cousin'. = He and she are 'first cousins'.

  • He says politics and show business are 'kissing cousins'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Oh, finally. The Airline has given us trapped all day. It's just... I need to hear your voice. I've heared everybody else's. You'd be amazed how many cousins you have. It doesn't feel much like family. It isn't quiet here too. There are reporters asking for an update. Inside the mind of Sully. (..)
    2016 Sully