first cousin

first cous·in

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [furst kuhz-uh n]
- /fɜrst ˈkʌz ən/
- /fɜːst ˈkʌzn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst kuhz-uh n]
- /fɜrst ˈkʌz ən/

Definitions of first cousin words

noun first cousin cousin (def 1). 1
noun first cousin anything or anyone closely related to or resembling another: The film producer tried not to make the movie a first cousin to his last hit. 1
countable noun first cousin Someone's first cousin is the same as their cousin. Compare second cousin. 0
noun first cousin the child of your aunt or uncle 0
noun first cousin the son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt 0
noun first cousin A child of a parent's sibling. A nephew or niece of a parent. 0

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Origin of first cousin

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for First cousin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of First cousin

first cousin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

first cousin usage trend in Literature

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