How do you use "cousin" in a sentence?

My cousin is coming to stay with us for the weekend. We're first cousins – our mothers are sisters. The red squirrel is a cousin of the more common grey squirrel.

cousin

Q: What does "cousin" mean?

A child of your aunt or uncle A cousin is a relative who shares the same grandparents as you but is not your sibling. The children of your parents' brothers and sisters are your first cousins. The term can also be used more loosely to describe any distant relative, and figuratively to describe something closely related to another thing.

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Significado: A child of your aunt or uncle

堂兄弟姐妹，表兄弟姐妹

primo/prima

いとこ

사촌

A cousin is a relative who shares the same grandparents as you but is not your sibling. The children of your parents' brothers and sisters are your first cousins. The term can also be used more loosely to describe any distant relative, and figuratively to describe something closely related to another thing.

「cousin」是与你有相同祖父母但不是你兄弟姐妹的亲戚。你父母的兄弟姐妹的孩子就是你的堂表兄弟姐妹。这个词也可以更宽泛地用来描述任何远亲，或比喻性地描述与另一事物密切相关的东西。

«Cousin» es un pariente que comparte los mismos abuelos que tú pero no es tu hermano. Los hijos de los hermanos de tus padres son tus primos hermanos. El término también puede usarse de manera más amplia para describir cualquier pariente lejano, y figurativamente para describir algo estrechamente relacionado con otra cosa.

「cousin」は、祖父母が同じだが兄弟ではない親戚です。両親の兄弟姉妹の子供がいとこにあたります。この言葉はより広い意味で遠い親戚を表すこともあり、比喩的に別のものと密接に関連するものを表すこともあります。

사촌은 같은 조부모를 공유하지만 형제자매가 아닌 친척입니다. 부모의 형제자매의 자녀가 바로 사촌입니다. 이 용어는 더 넓은 의미로 먼 친척을 가리키는 데 사용되기도 하며, 비유적으로 다른 것과 밀접하게 관련된 것을 묘사하는 데도 쓰입니다.

Ejemplos

My cousin is coming to stay with us for the weekend.
我表弟这周末要来我们家住。
Mi primo viene a quedarse con nosotros el fin de semana.
いとこが週末に泊まりに来ます。
사촌이 주말에 우리 집에 놀러 옵니다.
We're first cousins – our mothers are sisters.
我们是堂兄弟——我们的母亲是姐妹。
Somos primos hermanos – nuestras madres son hermanas.
私たちは従兄弟です。母親同士が姉妹なんです。
우리는 사촌 사이입니다. 어머니들이 자매거든요.
The red squirrel is a cousin of the more common grey squirrel.
红松鼠是更常见的灰松鼠的近亲。
La ardilla roja es prima de la ardilla gris más común.
アカリスはより一般的なハイイロリスの近縁種です。
붉은다람쥐는 더 흔한 회색다람쥐의 근연종입니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old French 'cosin', from Latin 'consobrinus' meaning 'mother's sister's son', from 'con-' (together) + 'sobrinus' (cousin on the mother's side), from 'soror' (sister). Originally specific to maternal cousins.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

From Old French 'cosin,' originally meaning any relative. In medieval times, royalty often addressed fellow monarchs as 'cousin' regardless of actual blood relationship, a diplomatic custom that persisted for centuries.

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