Cousins (en. Cousins)

/ku.zɛ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Child of the brother or sister of one of the parents.

My cousins are coming to spend the holidays with us.

Mes cousins viennent passer les vacances avec nous.

People who share the same grandparent but do not have the same parents.

He has many cousins of different ages.

Il a beaucoup de cousins de différents âges.

Term used in some cultures to denote close friends or companions.

All my cousins are my best friends.

Tous mes cousins sont mes meilleurs amis.

From the Latin 'cousinus', a diminutive of 'cous', meaning brother.

first cousins

Cousins who share the same grandparents.

cousins germains

distant cousins

Cousins who are not directly related by immediate parents.

cousins éloignés

to have a party among cousins

Spending time together as a family.

faire la fête entre cousins

cousin (feminine)

Daughter of someone's brother or sister.

cousine

kinship

Family connection between members of a family.

parenté

family

Group of people related by blood or marriage.

famille

Close friend

He is like a cousin to me.

Il est comme un cousin pour moi.

Buddy

We all meet among cousins on the weekend.

On se retrouve tous entre cousins le week-end.