Does anyone know ''what is my cousin's child to me?'' What do you call the children of your cousin?
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What do you guys call the children of your cousins?
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So, the children of your cousins are called your "first cousins once removed." It sounds a bit formal and old-timey, right? Essentially, your cousin's kids are one generation removed from you, hence the "once removed" part. If you have kids, those kids and your cousin's kids are second cousins to each other, since they're both two generations away from the common ancestors (your grandparents).
It can get pretty confusing with all the "removed" and numbers, especially at big family gatherings where you're just trying to figure out how you're all related while passing the mashed potatoes. But yeah, "first cousins once removed" is the official term. Makes you wonder who first came up with this system, doesn't it? Like, was there a family reunion where someone said, "We need to sort this out once and for all"?
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Assuming the parents are your first cousins, then in the US, they're second cousins, once removed. In Europe, things are different; they trace generation counts from the older generation. As in many cultural things, Canada is kind of caught between the two; I'm not sure where you guys fall.
The basic formula is this: look for the closest common ancestor, then make like a gangbanger and count the G's. For example: my father's sister has a daughter, who we'll call Erin. Erin and I share no parents, so we go up a generation, and find a common grandparent- one G, so we are first cousins. If Erin has a baby (Kevin, let's say), then he'll be a different relation: our common ancestors are the same people, but to him they're a great-grandparent: two G's; second cousins.
The difference is in the next step: Erin and I are of the same generation, but Kevin and I aren't. There's one step between us, which is where the "removed" comes in. It's important to remember that this isn't about age, but about generation: my grandfather's brother Mike has a daughter named Mary, who has a daughter named Jamie. Mary is about my age, but is a generation up; our closest common ancestor is her grandfather, and my great-grandfather; she's my second cousin, once removed. Jamie is my third cousin, and not removed at all, since we're of the same generation, even though she's younger than my kids would be, if I'd had any.
This is where much of the confusion comes from, since you'll hear Europeans talk about "first cousins once removed", which in the US, doesn't exist (the lack of commas is less damaging to comprehension)- though since most Americans tracing consanguinity are doing so based on methodology derived (directly or otherwise) from European sources (who were obviously doing this before the US even existed).
In practical terms, it's usually just "cousin" if you're at all uncertain; it saves a lot of time and headaches. I say this as someone who comes from a large Irish family, which has seen some truly odd things resulting from intermarrying, like two guys who both refer to each other as "uncle" and are both correct. Mark Twain put it best: https://archive.org/details/78_im-my-own-grandpa_the-jesters-red-latham-wamp-carlson-guy-bonham-latham-jaffe_gbia0093954a
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2nd cousins
I know the who once removed thing but it's just for posh people to gauge how inbred they are
If your first cousin has children, they are your first cousins once removed. The closest common ancestor shared are your grandparents, but you are 'once removed' from the level of first cousin (held by their parents).
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there are no words in English reflecting Polish names
cousin kids are for me siostrzenicami (nieces)/bratankami (nephews) ciotecznymi/stryjecznymi (no clear translation...) enjoy :D
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On the flip side, Tabitha Stephens would call Samanthaās cousin Serena āAuntie Serenaā.
āSerena was here this morning, and I asked where mommy was and thatās when grandmama took me to the zoo. Would you like me to tell you about the animals?ā
āYou already haveā.
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I asked my cousin's daughter that same question at a family reunion. She said "second cousins", but I think it is really "first cousins once removed".
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That would be your first cousin once removed.
Second cousins would be the children of two cousins, which would be the relationship between your children and your cousin's children.
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They're technically cousins (first cousins once removed, put precisely), but I call them my nieces. :)
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They would be second cousins, or maybe first cousins once removed. It depends on the genealogy tree between me and them.
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It is once removed because that signifies it is one generation distant. I think it would be a second cousin once removed.
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I usually call them by their name like everyone else does. They are your second cousins.
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They're my nephews and nieces and they call me Aunty.
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Technically they are 1st Cousins, once removed. In normal speech I'll say "my cousin's kid"
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I just call them little cousins lol.
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Obviously they're your second cousins. smh
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Second cousins
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Cousin once removed. Or Stephen and David
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They are xlan members to me :P
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Cousins. That's what they are. 2nd Cousins
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First cousin twice removed
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First cousins once removed.
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Second cousins
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Second cousins
- 437 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic. m
uh second cousins?
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