a child of one's uncle or aunt; a relative
Old French cosin, from Latin consobrinus 'mother's sister's child'
The word originally was super specific - it only meant your mom's sister's kid! Now it covers all sorts of family connections.
Kinship terminology; 'cousin' is gender-neutral in English but gendered in many languages (prima/primo). Reflects how language encodes family role assumptions.
Use as-is; word is functionally neutral in English.
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