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first cousins

first cousins is the plural of first cousin.

Meaning of first cousin

Noun

first cousin (plural first cousins)

  1. A child of a parent's sibling; a nephew or niece of a parent; a child of one's uncle or aunt.
  2. A relative who has with the other person only two grandparents or one grandparent (maternal or paternal) in common, but parents are different.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) Anything closely related.
    • […] that coarseness which is first cousin to sin.1878, Connecticut Churchman, volume 37, page 246

Questions about first cousins

What is first cousins the plural of?
First cousins is the plural of first cousin.

Words near first cousins in the dictionary

  1. first cosmic velocity
  2. first cousin
  3. first cousin once removed
  4. first cousin thrice removed
  5. first cousin twice removed
  6. first cousins
  7. first cousins once removed
  8. first cousins thrice removed
  9. first cousins twice removed
  10. first cranial nerve
  11. first cross-cousin

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