No. 6,074 in German
cousin
A cousin is the child of one's aunt or uncle.
In a sentence
Mein Cousin besucht uns nächste Woche.
My cousin is visiting us next week.
Here, 'Cousin' refers to a male cousin as it is used with the masculine article 'mein'.
Meine Cousine ist sehr talentiert.
My cousin (female) is very talented.
In this instance, 'Cousine' is the feminine form, used for a female cousin, indicated by 'Meine' (feminine possessive article).
Ich habe viele Cousins und Cousinen.
I have many cousins.
The plural forms 'Cousins' (male cousins or mixed gender) and 'Cousinen' (female cousins) are employed here to indicate multiple cousins.
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