"Cousins" meaning in English

See Cousins in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|cusin, cosin, cousin||cousin}} Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”), {{der|en|fr|cousin, cousine}} French cousin, cousine, {{gloss|French <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">cousin, cousine</i>}} (French cousin, cousine), {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|familial relative}} “familial relative”, {{lit|familial relative}} Literally, “familial relative” Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Cousins (plural Cousinses) Forms: Cousinses [plural], Couzen [alternative], Couzens [alternative], Cozen [alternative], Cozens [alternative], Cozin [alternative], Cozins [alternative], Cossin [alternative], Cossins [alternative], Cosin [alternative], Cosins [alternative], Cusin [alternative], Cusins [alternative], Cussin [alternative], Cussins [alternative], Cousin [alternative], Cosyn [alternative], Cosyns [alternative]
  1. A surname from Middle English.
    Sense id: en-Cousins-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 3 3 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 9 9 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 6 6 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Cousins
  1. plural of Cousin Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Cousin
    Sense id: en-Cousins-en-name-SGja5DRo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} Cousins
  1. plural of Cousin Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Cousin
    Sense id: en-Cousins-en-noun-SGja5DRo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: See cousins. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} Cousins
  1. Alternative letter-case form of cousins (“the American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective)”). Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: cousins (extra: (“the American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective)”))
    Sense id: en-Cousins-en-noun--egXutH6 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 6 6 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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