first cousin

noun

1. cousin ( def 1 ).
2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of first cousin¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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.

Example Sentences

A very ingenious method of determining the approximate number of first-cousin marriages was devised by Mr. George H. Darwin.

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My Lord-the-comforter-of-the-spirit-of-my-first-cousin-once-removed-on-my-mother's-side, is indeed right!

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You have a brother-in-law and a first-cousin in Parliament, and your father was an admiral.

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I'm interested in the case, of course, as his wife is my first-cousin.

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The present Toogood was therefore first-cousin to Mrs. Crawley.

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