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cousin-uncle

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

Noun

cousin-uncle (plural cousin-uncles)

  1. Male first cousin of one's parent; one's male first cousin once removed in a higher generation.
    • Walter is my dad's first cousin. That makes Walter my cousin-uncle. Jack is my mother's first cousin, so for me he is another cousin-uncle.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cousin-uncle.
    Synonyms:
    second uncle

Synonyms of cousin-uncle

Forms of cousin-uncle

pluralcousin-uncles

Questions about cousin-uncle

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

Words near cousin-uncle in the dictionary

  1. cousin-germans
  2. cousin-in-law
  3. cousin-in-laws
  4. cousin-sister
  5. cousin-sisters
  6. cousin-uncle
  7. cousin-uncles
  8. cousinage
  9. cousinages
  10. cousinal
  11. cousincest

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