Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- cousin(def 1).
- anything or anyone closely related to or resembling another: The film producer tried not to make the movie a first cousin to his last hit.
A close relation or resemblance to someone or something, as in This new machine is a first cousin to the previous model. The figurative use of cousin, which literally means “the child of one’s aunt or uncle,” dates from the 1300s.