Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second cousin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond -cousin
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grandchild of a grandparent's sibling.

noun

A relative who has with the other person only two great-grandparents in common, but where the parents and grandparents are different.

Inflected Forms

second cousins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

great-grandparent great-grandchild grandnephew grandniece granduncle grandaunt first cousin once removed cousin

Questions

What does second cousin mean?
A grandchild of a grandparent's sibling.

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