A cousin is a relative who shares a common ancestor with you, but who is not a direct sibling or parent. In other words, cousins are the children of your parents’ siblings, or the parents of your own siblings’ children.
There are different types of cousins, including first cousins, second cousins, and so on, depending on how many generations separate you from your common ancestor. First cousins share grandparents, while second cousins share great-grandparents, and so on.
Cousins can be an important part of one’s family and can provide support, companionship, and a sense of connection to one’s heritage and history. Depending on the family, cousins may have close relationships and may spend time together regularly, or they may be more distant and only see each other occasionally.
In some cultures, such as in some parts of Asia and the Middle East, cousins may have a more significant role in family life, and arranged marriages between cousins may be more common. However, in other cultures, such as in Western countries, marriage between cousins is generally discouraged or even illegal in some places.
Overall, cousins can play a unique and important role in one’s family and can help to strengthen family bonds and connections across generations.
Cousin Quotes
1. “Cousin by blood, friends by choice.”
— Darlene Shaw
2. “God made us cousins because He knew our mothers could not handle us as siblings.”
— Unknown
3. “Cousins are friends that will love you forever.”
— Constance Richards
4. “A cousin is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.”
— Marion C. Garretty
5. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold cousins together.”
— Woodrow Wilson
6. “Cousins are people that are ready-made friends, you have laughs with them and remember good times from a young age, you have fights with them, but you always know you love each other, they are a better thing than brothers and sisters and friends cause there all pieced together as one.”
— Courteney Cox
7. “Time passes and we may be apart, but cousins always stay close at heart.”
— Unknown
8. “Cousins are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”
— Ed Cunningham
9. “A cousin is a lens to look through and be reminded of your childhood.”
— Unknown
10. “In my cousin, I find a second self.”
— Isabel Norton
11. “Blood might bond us as cousins, but being best friends is a choice.”
— Unknown
12. “At Christmas, cousins are the presents under the tree.”
— Karen Decourcey
13. “My cousins are shareholders of my soul.”
— Saswat Padh
14. “The love between cousins knows no distance.”
— Unknown
15. “I smile because you’re my family. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.”
— Unknown
16. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”
— Desmond Tutu
17. “Cousins help make the hard times easier and the easy times more fun.”
— Unknown
18. “I may argue with my brother, but I fight beside my brother against my cousin, and with my cousin against a stranger.”
— Arab proverb
19. “Cousin to cousin we’ll always be, special friends from the same family tree.”
— Unknown
20. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.”
— Richard Bach
21. “Happiness is a cousin who is like a sister.”
— Unknown
22. “Cousins are sisters you never had.”
— Reah Glowstorl
23. “Family: A little bit of crazy, a little bit of loud, and a whole lot of love.”
— Unknown
24. “A real cousin is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
— Proverb
25. “Within our family there was no such thing as a person who did not matter.Second cousins thrice removed mattered.”
— Shirley Abbott
26. “You don’t get to choose your cousins. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”
— Unknown
27. “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.”
— Anthony Brandt
28. “Our roots say we’re cousins. Our hearts say we’re friends.”
— Unknown
29. “If you’re lucky, a cousin is there from the beginning.”
— Susan Bolch
30. “Cousins are different beautiful flowers in the same garden.”
— Unknown
31. “I always call my cousin because we’re so close. We’re almost like sisters, and we’re also close because our moms are sisters.”
— Britney Spears
32. “Nobody will understand the craziness of your family better than your cousins.”
— Unknown
33. “Cousins are cool to see, impossible to forget and true to your heart.”
— Leo Farno
34. “A grandparent’s house is where cousins become best friends.”
— Unknown
35. “Cousins are the barometers of how fun a family get-together will be.”
— Jim Gaffigan
36. “A cousin is someone who knows all about you but likes you anyway.”
— Unknown
37. “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provide support and comfort.”
— Byron Pulsifer
38. “Cousins are many. Best friends are few. What a rare delight to find both in you.”
— Unknown
39. “A cousin a day keeps the boredom away.”
— Unknown
40. “Talking to your cousin is sometimes all the therapy you need.”
— Unknown
41. “Cousins are like fudge. Mostly sweet with a few nuts!”
— Unknown
42. “The night before the cousins came, I couldn’t sleep.”
— Katie Yamasaki
43. “Some people make your laugh a little louder, your smile a little brighter, and your life a little better.”
— Unknown
44. “Never judge someone by their relatives.”
— Charles Martin
45. “Never underestimate the power of a cousin.”
— Unknown
46. “Your family is the best team you could ever have.”
— Unknown
47. “No one will ever be as entertained by us as us.”
— Unknown
48. “A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.”
— Italian Proverb
49. “Cousins? Nah, we’re best friends.”
— Unknown
50. “Many of my life’s moments have become memorable only because I have a cousin like you.”
— Unknown
51. “Be careful who you make memories with. Those can last a lifetime.”
— Ugo Eze
52. “Surround yourself with people who get you.”
— Unknown
53. “My twin sister, my cousin, and I used to write and perform plays for my family. We raided the closets for costumes and fought over parts. I’m sure I was the bossiest one.”
— Connie Britton
54. “I may not always be there with you, but I will always be there for you.”
— Unknown
55. “Family: a little bit of crazy, a little bit of loud, and a whole lot of love.”
— Unknown
56. “Win, lose, or draw, you’re all my cousins and I love you.”
— Chill Wills
57. “Cousins are connected heart to heart, distance and time can’t break them apart.”
— Unknown
58. “Cousins are more than cousins; they are best friends that are there for us through it all.”
— Heather Mills
59. “Cousins are awesome. Well, mine are. I can’t speak for yours.”
— Unknown
60. “My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.”
— Rick Riordan
61. “The love of a cousin is one of life’s greatest blessings.”
— Unknown
62. “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”
— Michael J. Fox
63. “My cousin is the sister I got to choose.”
— Unknown
64. “We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.”
— A.A. Milne
65. “My cousin and I are more than friends. We’re like a tiny gang.”
— Unknown
66. “Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.”
— Trenton Lee Stewart
67. “Happiness has a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”
— George Burns
68. “Being a cousin means you are part of something wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. No matter what.”
— Unknown
69. “Family is family and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart.”
— C. Joybell
70. “My cousin has the best cousin in the world.”
— Unknown
71. “I don’t have friends. I got family.”
— Furious Seven
72. “Cousins are the friends that are forced to share their toys with you.”
— Unknown
73. “They say that no matter how old you become, when you are with your siblings, you revert back to childhood.”
— Karen White
74. “You’re my cousin, and I’d never twice remove you.”
— Unknown
75. “Cousins or best friends? It’s all relative.”
— Unknown
76. “Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.”
— Unknown
77. “Treasure your cousins, they were your first friends and will love you forever.”
— Unknown
78. “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provide support and comfort.”
— Byron Pulsifer
79. “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provides support and comfort.”
— Unknown
80. “Friends are forever, but cousins are for life!”
— Unknown
81. “The bond between cousins cannot be broken.”
— Unknown
82. “A cousin sees the first tear, catches the second, and stops the third.”
— Unknown
83. “A cousin is someone whose smile helps when the roads are rough and long.”
— Unknown
84. “When mom and dad don’t understand, a cousin always will.”
— Unknown
85. “You should always keep your cousins close because they know all your secrets.”
— Unknown
86. “Cousins have a unique position in our hearts, somewhere between closest friends and siblings in terms of importance.”
— Unknown
87. “My cousin is my favorite partner in crime.”
— Unknown
88. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”
— Taraji P. Henson
89. “A cousin is like a warm quilt wrapped around the heart.”
— Unknown
90. “Cousins—they’re your stars in the dark.”
— Unknown
91. “Friends might choose you at some point in your life, but cousins loved you from the start.”
— Unknown
92. “If you ever want to see a piece of your childhood, just look at your cousins.”
— Unknown
93. “The love of a cousin holds a lifetime of memories.”
— Unknown
94. “Cousins are the friends that will stomp through the mud with you as a child and hold your hand as an adult.”
— Unknown
95. “The love between cousins flows strong and deep, leaving us with memories to treasure and keep.”
— Unknown
96. “Any day spent with my cousin is always my favorite day.”
— Unknown
97. “Because I have a cousin, I will always have a friend.”
— Unknown
98. “Being a cousin means you are part of something wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. No matter what.”
— Unknown
99. “I’m so glad we don’t have to say out loud that I’m your favorite cousin.”
— Unknown
100. “A loyal cousin is worth a thousand friends.”
— Unknown