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maternal cousins

maternal cousins is the plural of maternal cousin.

Meaning of maternal cousin

Noun

maternal cousin (plural maternal cousins)

  1. A child of one's mother's sibling
  2. A more distant relative of one's mother who is not a direct ancestor

Questions about maternal cousins

What is maternal cousins the plural of?
Maternal cousins is the plural of maternal cousin.

Words near maternal cousins in the dictionary

  1. Matern
  2. maternal
  3. maternal aunt
  4. maternal aunts
  5. maternal cousin
  6. maternal cousins
  7. maternal custody
  8. maternal death
  9. maternal deaths
  10. maternal effect
  11. maternal effects

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