A surname from Middle English.
Used in a Sentence
cousins
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cousins.
Editorial note
Should society therefore only allow siblings or cousins of the same sex to marry because they can't procreate?
Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A surname from Middle English.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of cousins gathered in one view.
Alternative letter-case form of cousins (“the American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective)”). [(espionage, slang) The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective).]
(espionage, slang) The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cousins.
noun
A surname from Middle English.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of cousins (“the American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective)”). [(espionage, slang) The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective).]
noun
(espionage, slang) The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective).
Example sentences
Should society therefore only allow siblings or cousins of the same sex to marry because they can't procreate?
My female and male cousins are one generation younger and share homemaking responsibilities with their male/female counterparts.
They are cousins of the Dirac equation (think about how a Dirac point and a Weyl point are related).
Same thing happened to the school districts my cousins went to in South Dakota.
I sort of have contacts at the main hematology unit at a Tehran hospital and many cousins.
None of my cousins who stayed behind graduated high school, but my siblings and I all went to college.
I visited a Muslim community because one of my wife's cousins had married a Muslim man.
My cousins foster children, then file to adopt them as appropriate.
I think you and your US cousins live a different life because you yourself avoided the things that were common between you.
This will be great to do with my young cousins.
There is no way in hell I'm doing anything for most of my aunts, uncles, or cousins, because they are bad people.
When I'm visiting India and taking a walk with cousins, it's almost awkward to not throw your arms around while we are walking.
Quote examples
A few of my in-laws and distant cousins are extremely racist, but it is not my job to "fix" them.
It's doubly risky though: from what I can tell all the companies in this space are by definition more or less dodgy, plus the airline will catch on pretty quick and confiscate your miles (yes, they can do that) if you start redeeming first-class tickets for a whole bunch of "cousins" with random names and in random places.
We lose the moral high ground, we teach our enemies (not even sure that word is right) that they have nothing to lose by being suicidal in their attacks, that there's nothing to lose in torturing Americans that they themselves capture, and we create 10 more "terrorists" in all his cousins and brothers that arguably have an excuse for what they do.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use cousins in a sentence?
Should society therefore only allow siblings or cousins of the same sex to marry because they can't procreate?
What does cousins mean?
A surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is cousins?
cousins is commonly used as noun.