Cousinhood

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Relationship as of cousins. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The state or quality of being a cousin. countable, uncountable

    "Being without a family, I am flattered with these temporary adoptions into a friend's family; I feel a sort of cousinhood, or uncleship, for the season"

  3. 3
    Cousins, or persons related by blood, collectively. uncountable

Synonyms

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cousinshipaffiliationallianceancestrybloodbrotherhood

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"Being without a family, I am flattered with these temporary adoptions into a friend's family; I feel a sort of cousinhood, or uncleship, for the season"

Etymology

From cousin + -hood.

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