Phrase guide

maternal cousin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A child of one's mother's sibling

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A more distant relative of one's mother who is not a direct ancestor

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِبْن خَال ibn ḵāl — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Arabic: بِنْت خَال bint ḵāl — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Arabic: اِبْن خَالَة ibn ḵāla — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Arabic: بِنْت خَالَة bint ḵāla — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Chinese: 表兄 表哥 (biǎoxiōng) — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Chinese: 表弟 (biǎodì) — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Chinese: 表姊 (biǎojiě) — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Chinese: 表妹 (biǎomèi) — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Finnish: serkku äidin puolelta — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Hungarian: anyai ágról való unokatestvér — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Latin: sobrinus — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Latin: sobrina — a child of one's mother's sibling
  • Swedish: kusin på mödernet — a child of one's mother's sibling