second cousin
noun
a child of a first cousin of one's parent.
second cousins
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pluralof second cousin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Before the board hired Otterman, two fourth-generation second cousins had led Lodge for nearly 50 years despite a relationship marked by what Daniel called “productive friction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Morals and ethics are second cousins, twice removed.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
"We have been lucky enough to play here, and cousins and second cousins."
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
In a recent preprint, for example, Ringbauer identified second cousins who were buried 5000 years ago—and 1400 kilometers apart—in southern Russia and central Mongolia.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 4, 2023
As once a kelimi had separated a brother and sister, now a wool blanket separated second cousins.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
