"kissing cousin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌz(ə)n/ [General-American], /-ˈkʌzɪn/ [General-American] Forms: kissing cousins [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌzən Etymology: From kissing + cousin. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kissing|cousin|notext=1|type=endocentric}} kissing + cousin Head templates: {{en-noun}} kissing cousin (plural kissing cousins)
  1. A relatively distant relative, or a friend, who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss. Synonyms: kissing kin Translations (relatively distant relative, or friend, familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss): Kuss-Cousin [masculine] (German), Kuss-Cousine [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-kissing_cousin-en-noun-v6bPjxLV Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'relatively distant relative, or friend, familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss': 93 7
  2. (figuratively) A thing which is related or similar to another thing. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Family members Synonyms: cousin, cousin-german, kissing kin
    Sense id: en-kissing_cousin-en-noun-SsljWJVT Disambiguation of Family members: 37 63 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 72

Inflected forms

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