second cousin

noun

: the child of one's parent's first cousin

Examples of second cousin in a Sentence

Susan is my second cousin.
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On Elsesser has the silver-grey VI-B ECO mesh flats, which are the chronically online second cousin of Alaïa’s viral mesh ballet shoe. Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025 It was only discovered later that Daisy and Bruno have the same father as Lady, and Churro is their second cousin. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 Since then, the team has added four more descendent donors—one related to Fitzjames (technically a second cousin five times removed through the captain's great-grandfather). Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024 Tom Siebel, a billionaire software developer and businessman who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Trump’s 2024 campaign, is a second cousin once removed of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the Democratic governor’s wife. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for second cousin 

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of second cousin was in 1660

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“Second cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20cousin. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

second cousin

noun
: the child of one's parent's first cousin
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