FIRST COUSIN meaning: Parents' siblings' children; same generation

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Definitions from Wiktionary (first cousin)

▸ noun:  A child of a parent's sibling; a nephew or niece of a parent; a child of one's uncle or aunt.
▸ noun:  A relative who has with the other person only two grandparents or one grandparent (maternal or paternal) in common, but parents are different.
▸ noun:  (figurative, by extension) Anything closely related.

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once removed, double first cousin, twice removed, cousin-in-law, more...

Phrases:

first cousin once removed, first cousin once-removed, first cousin thrice removed, double first cousin, first cousin twice removed, more...

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