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

  • (..) It's all right? Yeah, it's all right. - So what? You're back in business? - Hell, yeah, I'm back. With a vengeance. gotta make a living. You know, with your cousin gone away and all... And listen, homes, about that... Really broke me up about Emilio. That dude is like my brother. (..)
    2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1