Main Entry: cous·in

Pronunciation: \ˈkə-zən\

Function: 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>

— cous·in·hood \-ˌhu̇d\ noun

— cous·in·ly adjective

— cous·in·ship \-ˌship\ noun