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cousinless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English cousin Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English cousinless From cousin + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without a cousin.
    • It was very pleasant to find a young, bright, slim, rose-colored kinswoman all ready to recognize consanguinity when one came back from cousinless foreign lands. 1889, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 64, page 543: