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

  • (..) but it's really a gas chamber. Jackson, put that away or I'm gonna put it in the microwave, press popcorn. All right. Actually, why don't you take your cousins and go show them your action figure guys? - Why? -Because they may never have seen them before. It might be fun. So, can (..)
    2016 Captain Fantastic