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half-cousin

half-cousin noun: the child of one's parent's half-sibling.

Noun

half-cousin (plural half-cousins)

  1. The child of one's parent's half-sibling.

Forms of half-cousin

pluralhalf-cousins
alternative formhalf cousin

Origin of half-cousin

From half- + cousin.

Questions about half-cousin

What does half-cousin mean?
Half-cousin means the child of one's parent's half-sibling.
What part of speech is half-cousin?
Half-cousin is a noun.
What is the plural of half-cousin?
The plural of half-cousin is half-cousins.

Words near half-cousin in the dictionary

  1. half-court
  2. half-court line
  3. half-court lines
  4. half-court violation
  5. half-court violations
  6. half-cousin
  7. half-cousins
  8. half-cracked
  9. half-crown
  10. half-crowns
  11. half-cut

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