* First cousins have the same grandparents. * Second cousins have the same great-grandparents.
* Third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents.
* Fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents.
* Fifth cousins have the same great-great-great-great-grandparents.
They can be one of two things:
1. The child of one's fifth cousin (a fifth cousin is someone in the same generation who shares two great-great-great-great-grandparents).
2. The great-great-great-grandchild of one's great-great-great-great-great-uncle or -aunt; the great-grandchild of one's great-great-grandparent's second cousin.
No- They were 5th cousins- very distant.
Describing someone as a "distant cousin" is a very imprecise way of saying that they are related to you, but the speaker either does not know exactly how or they are not a first cousin, but are "more distant."
close Distant
Every degree of cousin is related, whether second, fifth, or twentieth. The bigger the number the more distant the relationship.
YES, I am a distant cousin of him. to be more exact, around sixth distant cousin
"My third cousin is a distant relative."
yes, a distant cousin
You can date a distant cousin. Some people will disapprove.
Yes.
Well Greg is my distant cousin and Gale is my distant cousin so they are related very distantly by marriage.
A distant relative would be someone who is not closely related such as a 2nd or 3rd cousin.
A distant relative would be someone who is not closely related such as a 2nd or 3rd cousin.