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Being a cousin removed means that you are a different number of generations removed from your most recent common ancestor than the other person with whom you have that relationship.
If two people have the same parent, they are siblings.
If two people have the same grandparents, they are 1st cousins. Call them cousin A and Cousin B.
Cousin B's child is Cousin A's first cousin, once removed.
Cousin B's grandchild is Cousin A's first cousin twice removed.
Cousin B's great grandchild is cousin A's first cousin three times removed.
If two people have the same great grandparent, they are 2nd cousins. Call them Cousin A and Cousin B. Cousin B's child is Cousin A's 2nd cousin, once removed.
Cousin B's grandchild is Cousin A's 2nd cousin twice removed.
To visualize this more easily, see the Table of Consanguinity at the related link, below.
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What does once removed mean - as in second cousin once removed?
It means they are one generation removed from you on your family tree. Your second cousin once removed is either your parent's second cousin, or your second cousin's child.
What does cousin of the first degree mean?
A cousin of the first degree would be a first cousin, a first cousin, once removed, twice removed, etc., etc.
What does a first cousin 23 percent removed mean?
There is no such thing as any kind of cousin removed by any amount of percent. "First cousin 23 percent removed" is simply nonsense. You could have a first cousin twice removed, or three times removed or 23 times removed. You first cousin is the child of you aunt or uncle. You first cousin once removed is the child of your first cousins, three times removed is the grandchild, etc. But remember that you are the first cousin once removed to the child of your first cousin. So you also can have a first cousin once removed who is the first cousin of your parent; a first cousin twice removed who is your grandparent's first cousin, etc.
What does it mean when someone is your cousin once removed?
Cousin once removed means that the cousin relationship is removed by one generation. Example: Your dad's first cousin would be your first cousin once removed because you are from one generation later than your dad. Your first cousin once removed would be your childs's first cousin twice removed because your child is two generations later than your dad, etc.
What does being removed mean?
Once removed means that there is an additional generation in there somewhere. Your cousin might mean your aunt's or uncle's son or daughter. Your cousin, once removed, might mean your aunt's or uncle's granddaughter/grandson.Removed cousin is when you and your 1st cousin same the same generation. The word remove is when having a differences the two generation.
What does removed mean in relationships?
Removed means that a relationship bond was broken due to divorce. If you have a cousin (son/daughter of an aunt, uncle, or other cousin) who marries, that spouse of theirs also becomes a cousin (cousin-in-law, cousin via marriage). If they divorce, it becomes your cousin once removed.
What do you call your first cousin once removed's child?
The child of your first cousin, once removed, is your first cousin, twice removed, if your first cousin once removed is the child of your first cousin. If your first cousin once removed in the first cousin of one of your parents, the child is your second cousin.
In a family what does removed mean?
In designating the relationship of cousins, removed means that one cousin is one or more generations further removed from the common ancestor than is the other cousin.
What is your relation to your parent's cousin?
Your parent's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. Your parent's first cousin, once removed is your first cousin, twice removed. Your parent's second cousin is your second cousin, once removed. Your parent's second cousin, once removed is your second cousin, twice removed.
How can your mother's first cousin be your cousin once removed but also a cousin by marriage is also a cousin once removed?
Your mother's first cousin is always your first cousin, once removed. That is at the core of what first cousins and removed cousins are. That relationship will never change; your mother's first cousin will always be your first cousin, once removed. The term "cousin by marriage" is relatively new and undefined, and for many it really does not mean anything. Some people use the term to refer to someone who has married a cousin. In that sense, if someone marries your "first cousin once removed," that person would be your "first cousin once removed by marriage." It is completely incorrect to claim that someone who marries your first cousin is your "first cousin once removed" simply because of that marriage.
What is your first cousin once removed to your child?
If your first cousin once removed is your parent's first cousin, then your first cousin once removed is your child's first cousin twice removed.If your first cousin once removed is the child of your first cousin, then your first cousin once removed is your child's second cousin.
What relation would my dad's cousin be to me?
Your dad's cousin would be your cousin, once removed. The 'once removed' means that there is a generation difference between you and your dad's cousin. Your granddad's cousin would be your cousin, twice removed. The 'twice removed' means there are two generations difference between you and your granddad's cousin.
