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

  • (..) - Woodhaven. We could. I'm very nervous about this. I've never spoken to a mental patient before. My cousin Douglas was in a place like this one time. Came over to my house for dinner, there was no soda... ...and he went berserk. He was screaming, "Where's (..)
    1991 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Truth Season: 3 Episode 2