Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parallel cousin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: par-al-lel -cousin
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The child of one's father's brother or of one's mother's sister; a cousin related via same-gender siblings rather than opposite-gender ones (the latter being a cross-cousin).

Inflected Forms

parallel cousins (plural)

Phrases

cross-cousin

Frequently Paired Words

cross-cousin

Questions

What does parallel cousin mean?: The child of one's father's brother or of one's mother's sister; a cousin related via same-gender siblings rather than opposite-gender ones (the latter being a cross-cousin).

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