FIRST COUSIN Definition & Meaning

first cousin

noun

cousin ( def 1 ).
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.

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Origin of first cousin¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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Idioms and Phrases

A close relation or resemblance to someone or something, as in This new machine is a first cousin to the previous model . The figurative use of cousin , which literally means “the child of one's aunt or uncle,” dates from the 1300s.

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The sisters are preparing for a family wedding at the weekend - where the bride and groom are first cousins.

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Areej Shaikh is estranged from her first cousin, a man who stubbornly denies that humans are causing climate change — even as his livelihood collapses from global heating.

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Beatrice’s first cousins, Prince William and Prince Harry, did not attend.

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Lady Gabriella is the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent - with Prince Michael, aged 81, a grandson of King George V and first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

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The MP for Basildon and Billericay cited research suggesting the child of first cousins carries around double the risk of inheriting a serious disorder compared to the child or unrelated people.

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