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first cousin
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first cousin
(noun)
first cousin
noun
plural
first cousins
first cousin
noun
plural
first cousins
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIRST COUSIN
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count
]
:
a child of your aunt or uncle
:
cousin
1a
He's her
first cousin
. = He and she are
first cousins
.
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