cousin：释义

A child of one's aunt or uncle. Also called first cousin.

A relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line.

A relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.

A member of a kindred group or country: our Canadian cousins.

Something similar in quality or character: "There's no mistaking soca for its distant Jamaican cousin, reggae” ( Michael Saunders).

Used as a form of address by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a high-ranking member of the nobility.