1. A child of one’s aunt or uncle.
— Also termed first cousin; full cousin; cousin-german.
2. A relative descended from one’s ancestor (such as a grandparent) by two or more steps in a diverging line.
3. Any distant relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.
cousin-german. A first cousin; a child of a full sibling of one’s mother or father. See GERMAN.
cousin-in-law.
1. A husband or wife of one’s cousin.
2. A cousin of one’s husband or one’s wife.
cousin once removed.
1. A child of one’s cousin.
2. A cousin of one’s parent.
cousin twice removed.
1. A grandchild of one’s cousin.
2. A cousin of one’s grandparent.
first cousin. See COUSIN(1).
second cousin. A person related to another by descending from the same great-grandfather or great-grandmother.
third cousin. A person related to another by descending from the same great-great-grandfather or great-great-grandmother.
