cousine

See also: Cousine and cousiné

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.zin/
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Noun

cousine f (plural cousines)

female equivalent of cousin (“cousin”)
Ma cousine et son fils sont venus me voir.
My cousin and her son came to see me.

Derived terms

cousine germaine

Descendants

→ Danish: kusine
→ German: Cousine, Kusine
→ Norwegian Bokmål: kusine
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: kusine
→ Russian: кузи́на (kuzína)

Further reading

“cousine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

couines

Middle English

Noun

cousine

Alternative form of cosyn

Middle French

Noun

cousine f (plural cousines)

female cousin

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