cousin
- noun
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Someone in your family whose parent is a brother or sister of one of your parents.
My cousin and I were born in the same month.
He shares a flat with his cousin near the university.
Her cousins live abroad, so they mostly talk online.
Two of my cousins play in the same band.
Common collocations: first cousin · second cousin · distant cousin · a cousin of mine · cousins on my mother's side
Part of: Family, Relationships