English words for 'A cousin.'
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noun
noun
- The male cousin of one’s parent.
- (endearing) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
- (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK and South Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- (Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, informal) Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
- (euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
- (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
- the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- a source of help and advice and encouragement
intj
verb
noun
- a person's brother or sister
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- A sibling, brother or sister (irrespective of gender)
- A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common ancestor
- (biology) Any group of animals or plants sharing a corresponding genetic relation
- Kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.
- A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.
adj
verb
noun
- a person's brother or sister
- A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
- (taxonomy) The most closely related species, or one of several most closely related species when none can be determined to be more closely related.
- (computing theory) A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.
noun
- Someone's nephew's wife.
- Someone's brother's daughter-in-law. (fraternal niece-in-law)
- Someone's husband's niece. (Usually called a niece.)
- Someone's husband's sister's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's wife's niece. (Usually called a niece.)
- Someone's wife's brother's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's sister's daughter-in-law. (sororal niece-in-law)
- Someone's husband's brother's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's wife's sister's daughter-in-law.
adj
- (of a sibling) Younger.
- Short in duration; brief.
- (derogatory) To imply that the inhabitants of the place have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign.
- (offensive) Used to belittle a person.
- Very young, of childhood age.
- Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow, shallow, contracted; mean, illiberal, ungenerous.
- (often capitalized) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein, often capitalized) Operating on a small scale.
- Small and underdeveloped, particularly (of a male) in the genitals.
- Having few members.
- Small in size.
- Insignificant, trivial.
- (of a voice) faint
- limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- (of children and animals) young, immature
- lowercase
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some
- small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
- (informal) small and of little importance
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
adv
det
noun
- (countable, age regression) One who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state.
- Ellipsis of little go (“type of examination”).
- (countable, university slang) A newly initiated member of a sorority or fraternity, who is mentored by a big.
- (countable, ageplay) The participant who acts out the younger role.
- (chiefly uncountable or in the singular) A small amount.
- (countable, informal) A child, particularly an infant.
- a small amount or duration
pron
noun
prefix
noun
- A child of a parent's sibling; a nephew or niece of a parent; a child of one's uncle or aunt.
- A relative who has with the other person only two grandparents or one grandparent (maternal or paternal) in common, but parents are different.
- (figurative, by extension) Anything closely related.
- the child of your aunt or uncle
noun
- (slang) A half sibling.
- (sports) One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.
- (numismatic slang) Clipping of half-dollar.
- (sports) abbreviated form for half marathon.
- (British) half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
- (liquor trade) A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).
- Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
- One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- (sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
- (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
- one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
- one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
adj
- (of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
- Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
- (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
- Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
- consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
- (of siblings) related through one parent only
- partial
adv
intj
prep
noun
- A member of one's extended family; a relative.
- (set theory) A set of ordered tuples.
- The manner in which two things may be associated.
- (mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
- (chiefly in the plural) A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.
- The act of relating a story.
- (set theory) A set of ordered pairs; a binary relation.
- (category theory) A subobject of a product of objects.
- (databases) A set of tuples, implemented as a table in a relational database.
- (often collocated: sexual relation, often in the plural) The act of intercourse.
- sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
- a person related by blood or marriage
- an act of narration
- an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
- (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
adj
- Being a relative of.
- (mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
- (not comparable, music) Synonym of relative.
- (not comparable, in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named.
- Standing in relation or connection.
- Narrated; told.
- connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
- being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
verb
noun
noun
- The male cousin of one’s parent.
- (endearing) Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
- (especially in the Southern US, parts of UK and South Asia) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- (Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, informal) Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
- (euphemistic) Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
- (figuratively) A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
- the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- a source of help and advice and encouragement
intj
verb
noun
- a person's brother or sister
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- A sibling, brother or sister (irrespective of gender)
- A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common ancestor
- (biology) Any group of animals or plants sharing a corresponding genetic relation
- Kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.
- A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.
adj
verb
noun
- a person's brother or sister
- A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
- (taxonomy) The most closely related species, or one of several most closely related species when none can be determined to be more closely related.
- (computing theory) A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.
noun
- Someone's nephew's wife.
- Someone's brother's daughter-in-law. (fraternal niece-in-law)
- Someone's husband's niece. (Usually called a niece.)
- Someone's husband's sister's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's wife's niece. (Usually called a niece.)
- Someone's wife's brother's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's sister's daughter-in-law. (sororal niece-in-law)
- Someone's husband's brother's daughter-in-law.
- Someone's wife's sister's daughter-in-law.
noun
noun
- A child of a parent's sibling; a nephew or niece of a parent; a child of one's uncle or aunt.
- A relative who has with the other person only two grandparents or one grandparent (maternal or paternal) in common, but parents are different.
- (figurative, by extension) Anything closely related.
- the child of your aunt or uncle
noun
- (slang) A half sibling.
- (sports) One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.
- (numismatic slang) Clipping of half-dollar.
- (sports) abbreviated form for half marathon.
- (British) half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
- (liquor trade) A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).
- Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
- One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- (sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
- (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
- one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
- one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
adj
- (of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
- Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
- (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
- Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
- consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
- (of siblings) related through one parent only
- partial
adv
intj
prep
noun
- A member of one's extended family; a relative.
- (set theory) A set of ordered tuples.
- The manner in which two things may be associated.
- (mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.
- (chiefly in the plural) A relationship; the manner in which and tone with which people or states, etc. interact.
- The act of relating a story.
- (set theory) A set of ordered pairs; a binary relation.
- (category theory) A subobject of a product of objects.
- (databases) A set of tuples, implemented as a table in a relational database.
- (often collocated: sexual relation, often in the plural) The act of intercourse.
- sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
- a person related by blood or marriage
- an act of narration
- an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
- (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
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adj
- (of a sibling) Younger.
- Short in duration; brief.
- (derogatory) To imply that the inhabitants of the place have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign.
- (offensive) Used to belittle a person.
- Very young, of childhood age.
- Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow, shallow, contracted; mean, illiberal, ungenerous.
- (often capitalized) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein, often capitalized) Operating on a small scale.
- Small and underdeveloped, particularly (of a male) in the genitals.
- Having few members.
- Small in size.
- Insignificant, trivial.
- (of a voice) faint
- limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- (of children and animals) young, immature
- lowercase
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some
- small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
- (informal) small and of little importance
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
adv
det
noun
- (countable, age regression) One who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state.
- Ellipsis of little go (“type of examination”).
- (countable, university slang) A newly initiated member of a sorority or fraternity, who is mentored by a big.
- (countable, ageplay) The participant who acts out the younger role.
- (chiefly uncountable or in the singular) A small amount.
- (countable, informal) A child, particularly an infant.
- a small amount or duration
pron
adj
- Being a relative of.
- (mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
- (not comparable, music) Synonym of relative.
- (not comparable, in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named.
- Standing in relation or connection.
- Narrated; told.
- connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
- being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics