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Cousin

noun
/ˈkʌz.n̩/
Word Frequency: 11.2

Definitions

1.nounThe child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin.
"I think my cousin is a good man."
2.nounAny relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of one's extended family; one more distantly related than an uncle, aunt, granduncle, grandaunt, nephew, niece, grandnephew, grandniece, etc.
3.nounA title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.
4.nounSomething kindred or related to something else.
5.noun(chiefly in the plural) A member of the British intelligence services (from an American perspective) or of the American intelligence services (from a British perspective).

Synonyms

first cousincousin-germanfull cousinnephewkinsmanbrothercozcousuncleparentsisterbro

Rhymes With

dozenhalf dozenmizzenhalf a dozenlong dozentwo dozenbuzz indoes in
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