cousin
n. countablen. the child of your aunt or uncle. You share the same grandparents with this person.
n. a child of one's aunt or uncle. In a broader genealogical sense, a relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, but not through a direct line.
I am visiting my cousin in the city this weekend.
During the large family reunion, I finally met my youngest cousin who lives in Australia.
While they were raised in different countries, the two cousins maintained a close bond through frequent letters and shared family traditions.
From Middle English Cosyn, a surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.
From cousin, in reference to an incident when a fan of the character Nick Knight, Sharon Scott, admitted that she had a fear of frogs and after two other members of the mailing list who were fans of Lucien LaCroix sent her chocolate frogs in the mail, replied that the two were so cruel that they must be cousins.
Commonly used with possessive adjectives like 'my' or 'your'.