What does it mean if someone says “We’re _____ cousins, twice removed”?

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What does it mean if someone says “We’re _____ cousins, twice removed”?

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Answer 1

Cousins share a common set of ancestors.

x cousins, y removed:

– x is how many generations between you and the common ancestors.

For example first cousins means your parents are between you and your grandparents – and equally your first cousin has THEIR parents between them and those same grandparents.

– y is used if there is an imbalance.

For example, my first cousin’s child is my first cousin, once removed because they have an extra generation between them and that common ancestor.

0 removed isn’t used, so if there’s an equal amount on both sides it’s simply first cousins, second cousins etc

So, YOUR child and your cousin’s child are SECOND COUSINS. Because there’s 2 generations between them and the common ancestor