cousins
Aunt's kids, collectively
Cousins is the plural of cousin—children of your aunts and uncles.
The term extends to more distant relatives sharing common ancestors: second cousins, third cousins once removed.
Figuratively, things that share origins or characteristics are cousins: The sweet potato and morning glory are botanical cousins.
Those connected by blood
- once-removedOne generation off
- paternalOf or from father
- maternalOf or like mothers
- consanguinityRelatedness through shared ancestry
bloodline · kinfolk · clan · lineage · genealogy · ancestry · niblings · nephews
Gatherings of separated people
- holidaysDesignated celebration days
- weddingsMarriage celebration events
- funeralsRites for the deceased
- barbecuesOutdoor grilled meal events
thanksgiving · quinceañera · potluck · homecoming · childhood · playmates · summers · vacations
Comparable in certain respects
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- equivalentSame in value or function
- kindredRelations by blood
- akinRelated in nature
related · corresponding · parallel · comparable · homologous · cognate · evolutionary · derived
relatives
Those connected by blood
- once-removedOne generation off
- paternalOf or from father
- maternalOf or like mothers
consanguinity · bloodline · kinfolk · clan · lineage · genealogy · ancestry · niblings · nephews · nieces
reunions
Gatherings of separated people
- holidaysDesignated celebration days
- weddingsMarriage celebration events
- funeralsRites for the deceased
barbecues · thanksgiving · quinceañera · potluck · homecoming · childhood · playmates · summers · vacations · sleepovers
analogous
Comparable in certain respects
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- equivalentSame in value or function
- kindredRelations by blood
akin · related · corresponding · parallel · comparable · homologous · cognate · evolutionary · derived · offshoots
- family lifebirth, kinship, childbirth, pregnancy, new baby
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- family bondslove, parent-child bond, trust, sibling bond, loyalty
- ancestral heritagefamily home, ancestors, grandparents, relatives, family tree
cousinssiblings
Fellow offspring
brothers · sisters · strangers · immediate family · nuclear family
cousinsstrangers
People unknown to you
non-relatives · outsiders · acquaintances · friends · enemies
cousinsancestors
Those from whom one descends
descendants · grandparents · grandchildren · forebears · progeny
- first cousinChild of parent's sibling
- second cousinGreat-grandparents' other descendant
- first cousins once removedRelatives one generation apart
- paternal cousinRelative through your father's side
- kissing cousinsClosely related but distinct
- third cousinRelative sharing great-great-grandparents
cousin, cousinship, cousinhood, first cousin, second cousin, third cousin