Meanings
nounparallel cousin (plural parallel cousins)
plural parallel cousins
- anthropologyThe child of one's father's brother or of one's mother's sister; a cousin related via same-gender siblings rather than opposite-gender ones (the latter being a cross-cousin).
Translations
Latin patruelis, matruelis
- patruelisparallel cousin
- matruelisparallel cousin
Swedish farbrorsbarn, mostersbarn
- farbrorsbarnparallel cousin
- mostersbarnparallel cousin
- parallellkusinparallel cousin
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APA
parallel cousin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20cousin
MLA
“parallel cousin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20cousin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parallel cousin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20cousin.
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