cousinhood en · NOUN
Etymology
From cousin + -hood.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Relationship as of cousins.
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(countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being a cousin.
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
1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:
- (uncountable) Cousins, or persons related by blood, collectively.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cousinhoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |