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cousin-aunt

cousin-aunt noun: female first cousin of one's parent; one's female first cousin once removed in a higher generation.

Noun

cousin-aunt (plural cousin-aunts)

  1. Female first cousin of one's parent; one's female first cousin once removed in a higher generation.
    • Mary is my mother's first cousin. That makes Mary my cousin-aunt. Judy is my dad's first cousin, so for me she is another cousin-aunt.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cousin-aunt.
    Synonyms:
    second aunt

Synonyms of cousin-aunt

Forms of cousin-aunt

pluralcousin-aunts

Questions about cousin-aunt

What does cousin-aunt mean?
Cousin-aunt means female first cousin of one's parent; one's female first cousin once removed in a higher generation.
What part of speech is cousin-aunt?
Cousin-aunt is a noun.
What is the plural of cousin-aunt?
The plural of cousin-aunt is cousin-aunts.

Words near cousin-aunt in the dictionary

  1. cousin prime
  2. cousin primes
  3. Cousin Sally
  4. cousin sister
  5. cousin sisters
  6. cousin-aunt
  7. cousin-aunts
  8. cousin-brother
  9. cousin-brothers
  10. cousin-german
  11. cousin-germans

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