sixth cousin

noun

Any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-great-great-grandparent.

Meanings

nounsixth cousin (plural sixth cousins)

plural sixth cousins

  1. Any of a number of people who have a common great-great-great-great-great-grandparent.

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål sjumenning
  • sjumenningsixth cousin
Russian семию́родный брат, семию́родная сестра́
  • семию́родный брат (semijúrodnyj brat)sixth cousin
  • семию́родная сестра́ (semijúrodnaja sestrá)sixth cousin
Swedish sjumänning, E-kusin
  • sjumänningsixth cousin
  • E-kusinsixth cousin
  • sjättekusin (Norrland)sixth cousin
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixth cousin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixth%20cousin.

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