first cousin noun3 •A child of a parent's sibling; a nephew or niece of a parent; a child of one's uncle or aunt. •A relative who has with the other person only two grandparents or one grandparent (maternal or paternal) in common, but parents are different. •(figurative) Anything closely related.[…] that coarseness which is first cousin to sin. — 1878 formsfirst cousins