If your cousin had a child, what would their relationship to you be?

mk2norwich

They'd still be your cousin! Sep 27 03, 4:02 PM

Linus_337

Good one, Norwich. However, your cousin's child would be your first cousin once removed. Sep 27 03, 4:12 PM

Tigress31

Sort of a confusing question depending on who "their" is referring to...your cousin or your cousin's child? If "their" is meant to refer to your cousin, then obviously like mk2norwich says, "They'd still be your cousin!" If "their" is meant to refer to your cousin's child, then the answer would be they'd be your second cousin. Sep 27 03, 11:45 PM

Hamlet.

No, your cousin's child would not be your second cousin. "Second cousins" is the relationship of the children of first cousins to each other. Linus is correct, the answer is first cousin once removed. Sep 28 03, 7:48 AM

Tigress31

OK, I'm feeling a bit dumb here for I don't get what is meant by first cousin once removed. I've always been taught or known of my parents' siblings' children to be my first cousins, hence, making any children my first cousins may have my second cousins. Could someone enlighten me on this or what is meant by first cousin once removed? Now I'm confused about this. Sep 28 03, 3:51 PM

McGruff

Children of your aunts and uncles are your first cousins. Children of your first cousins are your first cousins once removed, meaning they are one generation distant from you. Children of your first cousins are second cousins to your children. Sep 28 03, 3:57 PM

Tigress31

Thanks McGruff for clarifying this for me. My family has never stated it that way, we've just always been told that any children of first cousins then become even still the first cousin's second cousin. It definitely makes more sense the way you explained it. I think we (my family) has always been a bit confused on generation lines anyway...lol There's just way too many for me to try and even keep up with anymore. But anyways, thanks again for the clarification. Sep 28 03, 4:10 PM