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- [kuhz-uh n]
- /ˈkʌz ən/
- /ˈkʌzn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhz-uh n]
- /ˈkʌz ən/
Definitions of cousin word
- countable noun cousin Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt. 3
- countable noun cousin If you refer to two things or groups of people as cousins, you mean that they are equivalents or that there is a connection between them. 3
- noun cousin the child of one's aunt or uncle 3
- noun cousin a relative who has descended from one of one's common ancestors. A person's second cousin is the child of one of his parents' first cousins. A person's third cousin is the child of one of his parents' second cousins. A first cousin once removed (or loosely second cousin) is the child of one's first cousin 3
- noun cousin a member of a group related by race, ancestry, interests, etc 3
- noun cousin a title used by a sovereign when addressing another sovereign or a nobleman 3
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Origin of cousin
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English cosin < Anglo-French co(u)sin, Old French cosin < Latin consōbrīnus cousin (properly, son of one's mother's sister), equivalent to con- con- + sōbrīnus second cousin (presumably orig. “pertaining to the sister”) < *swesrīnos, equivalent to *swesr-, gradational variant of *swesōr (> soror sister) + *-īnos -ine1; for -sr- > -br- cf. December
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Parts of speech for Cousin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cousin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cousin usage trend in Literature
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