The Emergence Machine

Cousin

relation · kinship · Level 10 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

A cousin is a child who shares a set of grandparents with another child, but not the same parents, thereby forming a unique familial bond within the larger family unit that provides a supportive environment for their development and growth.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cousin” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
cousin
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0CousinChildBirthFamilyPerson… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesCousinL10FamilyL7ChildL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Family L7 (requires) Sociology sense
    A cousin is a family relationship
  • Child L9 (requires)
    A cousin is defined as a child of an aunt or uncle