second cousin

noun

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

Examples of second cousin in a Sentence

Susan is my second cousin.
Recent Examples on the Web And in a strange twist of events, a reporter who first covered the story for the New York Times when the bear was found in 2014, was Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy's second cousin and the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, the outlet reported. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024 The royal family last week also suffered the loss of Thomas Kingston, the 45-year-old financier husband of Charles’ second cousin Lady Gabriella Kingston. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024 Loggins, a Tennessee native, was a second cousin of rocker Kenny Loggins. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024 His father was a country fiddle player, and the musician, a second cousin of Kenny Loggins, started playing guitar and writing songs in high school. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for second cousin 

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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 24 Sep. 2024.

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second cousin

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