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How do you spell cousin?

cousin

C-O-U-S-I-N

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In your language

Русский

кузен

Español

primo

العربية

ابن العم أو الخال

Word facts

Letters
6 →
First letter
C →
Pack
Family
Plural
cousins

Example sentences

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  • This is my cousin.

  • I love my cousin.

Word forms

One and many

one cousin — two cousins

One and many (plurals) →

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Use it in class

  • I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with C!” The first child to point at the cousin card and name it spies next.
  • Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the cousin card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “cousin!”
  • Swat itStick the cards on the board and give two children a flyswatter each. Say “cousin”: the first to swat the right picture wins a point.

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Questions and answers

How do you spell cousin?
C-O-U-S-I-N. Cousin has 6 letters and starts with C.
What is cousin in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: кузен. In Spanish: primo. In Arabic: ابن العم أو الخال.
What is the plural of cousin?
Cousins: one cousin, two cousins.