second cousin

noun

Definition of second cousin

: the child of one's parent's first cousin

Examples of second cousin in a Sentence

Susan is my second cousin.

Recent Examples on the Web Your high school friend who moved three states away or your second cousin will be in your audience. — Sam Mehrbod, Forbes, "Why Real Estate Instagram And Facebook Ads Fail, And How To Fix Them," 1 Mar. 2021 And each episode could be unspeakably gory, as the cutting-edge medicine of the year 1900 looked like a second cousin to barbarism by 2015. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, "Steven Soderbergh on the Gore, the Grind, and the Glory of Making ‘The Knick’," 25 Feb. 2021 Which means the newest royals will grow up very close in age, boding very well for a close second cousin friendship! — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie's Pregnancies Strengthened Their Bond," 24 Feb. 2021 Broadway is a second cousin to former Hog cornerback Ramon Broadway. — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, "4-star RB Isaiah Broadway comes back home," 27 Jan. 2021 Ann Satterthwaite, 89, Lund’s second cousin, called him after he had been admitted to the hospital in late November for breathing problems. — Washington Post, "Charlie Lund, former UDC English professor with a passion for learning, dies of covid-19," 29 Dec. 2020 She was first engaged to marry Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of Edward VII and her second cousin once removed, but after Albert’s sudden death in 1892, Mary agreed to marry his brother, the future King George V. — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, "The British Royal Family Tree," 11 Nov. 2020 Cindy McCarty, who is Wojtas' second cousin and nominated her for Homegrown Hero, admires how much her relative cares for people. — Cameron Fields, cleveland, "With her genuine heart, UH Parma Medical Center’s Amanda Rich Wojtas was meant to be a nurse: Homegrown Heroes 2020," 8 Nov. 2020 Last October, Kaper visited Mumbai and contacted the man through his second cousin. — Bhavya Dore, Quartz, "Despite mixed results, south Asian adoptees turn to DNA tests," 20 Oct. 2020

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