My cousins were my first friends. We share so many memories from family gatherings, playing together, inventing games, and celebrating life's big and little moments. That early bond is a cherished part of my life today. Any time is a good time to celebrate your cousins with fun cousin quotes. You can add these sayings about cousins to a birthday card or social media caption or include one in a text to brighten the day of your lifetime best friend.
Funny Cousin Quotes
Cousins laugh together — it's part of what makes this bond so unique. Give your cousins a chuckle with these cute and funny quotes.
- What's shared between cousins stays between cousins.
- My cousin has supported me through all of my bad fashion choices.
- Cousins are the friends that couldn't get away from you even if they tried.
- You should always keep your cousins close because they know all your secrets.
- Nobody understands your weird family dynamics quite like a cousin.
- Your cousins are the nuts that perfectly top your family sundae.
- Cousins are like a good mattress. They always support you when you need it the most.
- Cousins are the friends that are forced to share their toys with you.
- Your cousin is that rare person who is your friend but also understands all of your family's inside jokes.
- Keep friends close, but your cousins closer. They have way more dirt on you!
National Cousin Day occurs annually on July 24th.
Cousin Quotes That Describe Your Bond
The bond of family is strong, especially when it comes to your cousins. Shower your cousins in love by sharing these special quotes.
- Even when years go by, you greet your cousins like no time has passed because they are stamped on your heart forever.
- The love of a cousin keeps your heart warm in the cold seasons of life.
- A cousin knows everything about you and loves you for it.
- The bond of love between cousins is immeasurable.
- Even if we weren't related, my cousin would still be my lifelong friend.
- Cousins are the friends that love you from birth.
- The love of a cousin holds a lifetime of memories.
- When others in your life sail away, the love of your cousin is always here to stay.
- Cousins hold a special place in our hearts, somewhere between best friends and siblings.
- If you ever want to see a piece of your childhood, just look at your cousins.
- The heart of happiness is tromping around hand-in-hand with your cousins.
- Friends might choose you at some point in your life, but cousins loved you from the start.
Captions About Cousins for Your Family Photos
Whether you're putting together a photo board for a family event or tagging your cousin on social media, these captions capture the sheer joy of celebrating your relationship.
- Me and my cousin, the two people who clearly got the looks in our family.
- Cousin hijinks are the best hijinks.
- Cousin power, activate!
- When you've known each other since you were babies, you just know how to make each other smile.
- My cousin is the best. That's it, that's the post.
- When your siblings are annoying, it's nice to know you have your cousins to fall back on.
- My cousin, in case you needed proof that good looks run in the family.
- Going through life with my cousin is so much fun!
- Cousins. Because everybody needs a lifelong bestie who truly gets you.
- Cousin time is the best time!
Cousin Birthday Quotes
Wish your favorite cousin a very happy birthday with these fun quotes. Whether you want to make them laugh or cry (happy tears), give one of these quotes a try.
- Somehow my cousins always age, but I never do!
- The plan was to buy you an extravagant present, but having me as your family is good enough.
- Though friends have come and gone, you have always remained close to my heart. Happiest of birthdays to my cousin.
- You are the brightest light in my life. I'm honored I was born your cousin. Happy birthday!
- On your birthday, I just want to say, "You have a great cousin."
- The day you were born was the greatest gift I ever received. Happy birthday!
- Though miles might separate us, the love is always the same. I'm glad you were born on this day to be my cousin.
- The world might only see you as one person born this day, but I see you as the most special cousin I could ever have. Enjoy your birthday!
- May all your hopes and dreams come true on your birthday! Well… they already did because you were born my cousin!
- May this birthday open an amazing chapter in your life. Right after you share your cake with your favorite cousin.
- In a world where friends come and go, you mean the absolute world to me. Thank you for being my cousin and best friend.
- Have a truly spectacular birthday, cousin! And don't hurt yourself trying to blow out all those candles. Sincerely, your YOUNGER cousin.
- On your birthday, I just want to say that I'm glad to have a fun and fearless cousin like you. I mean, who else would have done all of those amazing things with me?
- May you continue to reach higher and higher with each year that passes, my spectacular cousin.
Cousin Best Friend Quotes
Cousins are many times our first and best friends. Tell your cousin how special they are as your bestie through these quotes.
- Cousins are best friends AND family.
- Cousins are the friends you never knew you wanted, but you're so glad you have.
- Cousins are the friends that grow with you.
- Cousins are the friends who will stomp through the mud with you as a child and hold your hand as an adult.
- Friends can come and go, but a cousin is a best friend for life.
- Blood might bond us as cousins, but being best friends is a choice.
- Nobody will ever know you as deeply as your cousins.
- Cousins are the best friends of your soul.
- Cousins are the best friends who will always understand your quirks and like you anyway.
- Cousins are the friends that have had your back since childhood.
First cousins are the ones who immediately come to mind, but there are all kinds of cousin relationships, like second and third cousins, that these quotes can work for.
Cousins Are...
Cousins are so many things that it's hard to choose just one. So we're going to suggest a few of them!
- Cousins are bonus siblings.
- Cousins are secret keepers.
- Cousins are best friends.
- Cousins are the relatives you look forward to seeing at family gatherings.
- Cousins are the highlight of our childhoods.
- Cousins are built-in, lifetime besties.
- Cousins are the only peers that truly understand your family dynamics.
- Cousins are the gift that keeps on giving.
- Cousins are the ones who share our memories and will always be part of our futures.
- Cousins are the best parts of our families all rolled into one.
Famous Cousin Quotes
Cousins are the ones we laugh and play with. Entertain your cousins with these famous quotes.
- "Cousins are friends that will love you forever." - Constance Richards
- "Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself." - H. L. Mencken
- "Cousins are not those we do not know, but instead part of a family that also provide support and comfort." - Byron Pulsifer
- "Never forget who was with you from the start." - Ziad K. Abdelnour
- "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 they're all pieced together as one." -Courtney Cox
- "Win, lose, or draw, you're all my cousins and I love you." - Chill Wills
- "Other things may change us, but we start and end with family." - Anthony Brandt
- "Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the cousins together." - Woodrow Wilson
- "Within our family, there was no such thing as a person who did not matter. Second cousins thrice removed mattered." - Shirley Abbott
- "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
- "Born as a cousin, made as a friend." - Byron Pulsifer
Shower Your Cousins With Love
You can't think of your childhood without reminiscing about your cousins. Show them just how much they mean to you by sending them a fun, cute, or sweet cousin quote.
