Plural of cousin
regular plural
The plural of cousin is cousins.
Forms of cousin
| Singular | cousin /ˈkʌzn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cousins /ˈkʌzn̩s/ |
| Countable | countable |
Cousins in a sentence
- Although we were cousins, we grew up like sisters.
- Despite being related by blood and commonly in the same generation, cousins can end up with completely different upbringings, class backgrounds, values, and interests.2023 December 19, Faith Hill, “The Great Cousin Decline”, in The Atlantic
- The cousins were such close lookalikes they could impersonate each other, and sometimes did.From the entry lookalike
- Many societies forbid marriage between parallel cousins, but encourage marriage between cross-cousins or second cross-cousins.From the entry cross-cousin
- Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces are collateral relatives.From the entry collateral
Meaning of cousin
- noun Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.
- noun Preceded by an ordinal number, as first, second, third, etc.: a person descended from a common ancestor by the same number of generations as another person.
- noun When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.
Questions about the plural of cousin
- What is the plural of cousin?
- The plural of cousin is cousins.
- Is cousin countable?
- Cousin is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cousin (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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