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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, a second cousin would be comparing your kids to your first cousin's kids.  Your cousin's kid to your kid is your first cousin once removed.  They aren't the same thing. Then your grandkids and your first cousin's grandkids would be third cousins.

I come from a big family with a large age range so I actually have a first cousin who's older than my mom and similarly complicated situations.  I generally just say "cousin" in passing.  So yeah, Jane might actually be my first cousin once removed, but we grew up with a more typical just "cousin" relationship and it's not worth explaining 99% of the time.[/quote]

Sorry typo, let me try again.

Your mom and Bob's mom are sisters.  So you're first cousins.  Bob has a kid, that kid is your first cousin once removed.  If you have a kid, your kid and Bob's kid are second cousins.  Bob's grandkid is your second cousin once removed.  Your grandkids and Bob's grandkids are third cousins. And so on and so on.[/quote]

This is correct.  However in a small family, it’s not uncommon to call all cousins of whatever degree “cousin” if you’re close to them because saying “second cousin once removed” or whatever is a mouthful.[/quote]

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