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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

cousin sister

Is it correct to use the term 'cousin sister?' I don't think it is, because 'cousin' is a noun and in the term 'cousin sister', it acts as an adjective. But if we only use the word cousin, how do we specify the gender?

Can someone help?
  

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'Cousin sister' is not a term we use. If we want to specify the gender we do it in some such way as "My cousin went to Alaska with her partner", "My cousin is a very determined lady ", or "My cousin is at Yale; She 's studying law".

— Fivejedjon

  • 'Cousin sister' is not a term we use.
  • If we want to specify the gender we do it in some such way as "My cousin went to Alaska with her partner", "My cousin is a very determined lady ", or "My cousin is at Yale; She 's studying law".
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'Cousin sister' is not a term we use. If we want to specify the gender we do it in some such way as "My cousin went to Alaska with her partner", "My cousin is a very determined lady", or "My cousin is at Yale; She's studying law".
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You can simply say "female cousin" in the same way you use "female friend"
Ex. I love going out with my female cousins, because they always bring some hot friends with themselves.

Hamid
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hrsaneiYou can simply say "female cousin" in the same way you use "female friend"
We can, but we don't do this very often:
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I agree. Unless for specific contexts, it does not sound natural to me either.
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