cousin
/ˈkʌzən/
noun
plural
cousins
cousin
/ˈkʌzən/
noun
plural
cousins
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUSIN
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1
b
:
a person who is related to you but not in a close or direct way
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Everyone came to the wedding, including a distant cousin no one had heard from in years.
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— see also kissing cousin
2
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a person who is from another country but whose culture is similar to your own
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our English cousins
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3
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something that is similar or related to something else
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The cricket is a cousin of the grasshopper.
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hurricanes and their cousins, typhoons
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