once removed
One generation apart
Once removed describes a family relationship separated by one generation.
Your first cousin once removed is either your first cousin's child or your parent's first cousin—the "once removed" indicates you and that relative are not in the same generational line.
My father's cousin is my first cousin once removed.
Twice removed means a two-generation gap, and so on.
The phrase causes confusion because it can refer to relatives either older or younger than you.
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- pedigreeRecord of descent
family tree · heritage · progenitor · forebear · ancestor · descendant · generation · consanguinity
Aunt or uncle's child
- second cousinGreat-grandparents' other descendant
- family treeChart of ancestors
- relativeConnected by blood
- kinBlood-connected people
nephew · niece · great-aunt · great-uncle · grandniece · grandnephew · great-grandparent · great-grandchild
Unit of measurement
- stepFoot movement forward
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- distanceSpace between two points
- intervalDuration between two points
apart · displaced · detachment · disconnection · one step away · branch
lineage
Descent from progenitors
pedigree · family tree · heritage · progenitor · forebear · ancestor · descendant · generation · consanguinity · inheritance
cousin
Aunt or uncle's child
- second cousinGreat-grandparents' other descendant
- family treeChart of ancestors
- relativeConnected by blood
kin · nephew · niece · great-aunt · great-uncle · grandniece · grandnephew · great-grandparent · great-grandchild · kinfolk
degree
Unit of measurement
- stepFoot movement forward
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- distanceSpace between two points
interval · apart · displaced · detachment · disconnection · one step away · branch