cousin-aunt

noun

Female first cousin of one's parent; one's female first cousin once removed in a higher generation.

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Meanings

nouncousin-aunt (plural cousin-aunts)

plural cousin-aunts

  1. Female first cousin of one's parent; one's female first cousin once removed in a higher generation.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:cousin-aunt.

    1 more example

    Mary is my mother's first cousin. That makes Mary my cousin-aunt. Judy is my dad's first cousin, so for me she is another cousin-aunt.

    Synonyms: second aunt

Synonyms & antonyms

nounFemale first cousin of one's parent; one's female first cousin once removed in a higher generation.

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Chicago

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