Cousin vs Wife - What's the difference?
cousin | wife |
The son or daughter of a person’s uncle or aunt; a first cousin.
Any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant; one more distantly related than an uncle, aunt, granduncle, grandaunt, nephew, niece, grandnephew, grandniece, etc.
(obsolete)
* Shakespeare
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
* (The Fisherman and His Wife)
* , chapter=10
, title= The female of a pair of mated animals.
As nouns the difference between cousin and wife
is that cousin is cousin while wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.cousin
English
Noun
(en noun)- I think my cousin is a good man .
- My noble lords and cousins , all, good morrow.
Usage notes
* People who have common grandparents but different parents are first cousins. People who have common great-grandparents but no common grandparents and different parents are second cousins, and so on. * In general, one’s nth cousin is anyone other than oneself, one's siblings or nearer cousins found by going back n+1 generations and then forward n+1 generations. One of my first'' cousin's ''parents'' is one of my ''parents' siblings''. One of my ''second'' cousin's ''grandparents'' is one of my ''grandparents' siblings . * The child of one’s first cousin is one’s first cousin once removed; the grandchild of one’s first cousin is one’s first cousin twice removed, and so on. For example, if Phil and Marie are first cousins, and Marie has a son Andre, then Phil and Andre are first cousins once removed. * In the southern US, the relation is considered the number of links between two people of common ancestry to the common aunt or uncle. * A patrilineal or paternal cousin is a father's niece or nephew, and a matrilineal or maternal cousin a mother's. Paternal and maternal parallel cousins are father's brother's child and mother's sister's child, respectively; paternal and maternal cross cousins are father's sister's child and mother's brother's child, respectively.Derived terms
* cousin brother * cousin german * cousin prime * cousin sister * cousin-aunt * cousin-brother * cousin-german * cousin-in-law * cousin-sister * cousin-uncle * cross-cousin * first cousin * kissing cousin * parallel cousin * second cousin * third cousinSee also
* once removed * twice removedExternal links
* (wikipedia)Anagrams
* ----wife
English
Noun
(wives)- My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
