first cousin once removed

Parent's cousin's child

First cousin once removed describes a family relationship separated by one generation from first cousins.

Your parent's first cousin is your first cousin once removed; your first cousin's child is also your first cousin once removed.

The "removed" indicates generational distance—twice removed means two generations apart.

I always called her Aunt May, but technically she was my first cousin once removed.

kinship

nephew

Sibling's male offspring

  • nieceSibling's female offspring
  • auntParent's sister or equivalent
  • uncleMale family elder

great-aunt · great-uncle · great-nephew · great-niece · kin · kindred · relation · relative · blood relative · extended family

genealogy

lineage

Descent from progenitors

descent · heritage · family history · genealogist · generation · generational gap · ancestor · descendant · forebear · progenitor

generation

ascending

Moving upward

generational shift · age gap · seniority · junior · senior · contemporary · peer

Categories
Opposites
generational distance in cousinship

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Child of parent's sibling

second cousin

closeness of kinship

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Brother or sister

brother · sister · twin · parent · child

directness of lineage

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Mother or father

grandparent · child · grandchild · mother · father

Family

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Familiarity
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