cousinhood
Definition
- Noun:
- The state or condition of being a cousin: "cousinhood" refers to the relationship or kinship between cousins.
- The collective body of cousins: It can also denote all of a person's cousins considered as a group.
Usage Examples
- (The close relationship among cousins.)
- (The group of all cousins in the family.)
Advanced Usage
"to enter into cousinhood": to become related as cousins through marriage or genealogy.
- After the wedding, the two families entered into cousinhood. (They became connected as cousins by marriage.)
"a sense of cousinhood": a feeling of kinship or belonging among cousins.
- Growing up together, they developed a deep sense of cousinhood. (A strong bond of shared family connection.)
Variants and Related Words
Cousin (n): a child of one's aunt or uncle.
- My cousin lives in another city. (A relative from the same generation.)
Cousinly (adj): characteristic of or befitting a cousin.
- She offered a cousinly embrace. (A hug typical between cousins.)
Cousinship (n): an alternative term for the relationship between cousins.
- Their cousinship was a source of comfort. (The bond of being cousins.)
Synonyms
- Kinship: family relationship or connection.
- Consanguinity: blood relationship (more formal).
- Kinfold: the group of one's relatives.
Related Idioms
Close as cousins: very close in relationship or friendship.
- They are as close as cousins, even though they are not related by blood. (Very intimate or familiar.)
Second cousinhood: a more distant level of cousin relationship (e.g., children of first cousins).
- We discovered a second cousinhood through a shared great-grandparent. (A more remote kinship.)