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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COUSIN, n.
1. In a general sense, one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister. But,
2. Appropriately, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt; the children of brothers and sisters being usually denominated cousins or cousin-germans. In the second generation, they are called second cousins.
3. A title given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council.
COUSIN, a. Allied.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English cosin, from Anglo-French cusin, cosin, from Latin consobrinus, from com- + sobrinus second cousin, from soror sister — more at sister Date: 13th century 1. a. a child of one's uncle or aunt b. a relative descended from one's grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and in a different line c. kinsman, relative <a distant cousin> 2. one associated with or related to another ; counterpart 3. — used as a title by a sovereign in addressing a nobleman 4. a person of a race or people ethnically or culturally related <our English cousins> • cousinhood noun • cousinly adjective • cousinship noun

Merriam Webster's

biographical name Victor 1792-1867 French philosopher

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (also first cousin, cousin-german) the child of one's uncle or aunt. 2 (usu. in pl.) applied to the people of kindred races or nations (our American cousins). 3 hist. a title formerly used by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a noble of his or her own country. Phrases and idioms: second cousin a child of one's parent's first cousin. Derivatives: cousinhood n. cousinly adj. cousinship n. Etymology: ME f. OF cosin, cusin, f. L consobrinus mother's sister's child

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cousin Cous"in (k?z"'n), n. [F. cousin, LL. cosinus, cusinus, contr. from L. consobrinus the child of a mother's sister, cousin; con- + sobrinus a cousin by the mother's side, a form derived fr. soror (forsosor) sister. See Sister, and cf. Cozen, Coz.] 1. One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. Note: The children of brothers and sisters are usually denominated first cousins, or cousins-german. In the second generation, they are called second cousins. See Cater-cousin, and Quater-cousin. Thou art, great lord, my father's sister's son, A cousin-german to great Priam's seed. --Shak. 2. A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl. My noble lords and cousins, all, good morrow. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cousin Cous"in, n. Allied; akin. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cousins) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt. My cousin Mark helped me... We are cousins. N-COUNT: oft with poss see also country cousin, second cousin

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kuz'-'-n (anepsios): Only in Col 4:10, where Mark is said to be "cousin" (Revised Version) to Barnabas, and not as in the King James Version, "sister's son." The renderings "cousin" of the King James Version for suggenes, in Lu 1:36,58 were probably understood at the time of the translation, in the wider, and not in the more restricted, sense of the term, now almost universally prevalent. In view of this the renderings "kinswoman," "kinsfolk" in the Revised Version (British and American) are preferable. As a title of honor and dignity, it occurs in 1 Esdras 4:42, etc.

See KINSMAN.

Moby Thesaurus

aunt, auntie, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, country cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, daughter, father, first cousin, foster brother, frater, grandnephew, grandniece, granduncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, half brother, kid brother, mother, nephew, niece, nuncle, nunks, nunky, second cousin, sis, sissy, sister, sister-german, sistern, son, stepbrother, stepsister, unc, uncle, uncs, uterine brother