kissing cousin
kissing cousin · kissing cousins
брат у перших, двоюрідний брат, кузен
родственник, двоюродный брат, кузен
Kuss-Cousin, Kuss-Cousine
A relatively distant relative, or a friend, who is familiar enough to be greeted with…A relatively distant relative, or a friend, who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss.
UK/ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn̩/US/ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌz(ə)n/
Meaning
2 sensesA relatively distant relative, or a friend, who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss.
Kuss-Cousin, Kuss-Cousine
a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
(figuratively)A thing which is related or similar to another thing.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
relatively distant relative, or friend, familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss:
Origin
From kissing + cousin.From kissing + cousin.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: kissing cousins| Singular | kissing cousin |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss:kissing kin
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.