What is a cousin once or twice removed? What is a second or third cousin?
Answer
Black's Law Dictionary defines the various types of cousins thus:
- Cousin -- A child one's aunt or uncle. Also termed first cousin.
- Cousin once removed -- A child of one's cousin; A cousin of one's parent
- Cousin twice removed -- A grandchild of one's cousin. A cousin of one's grandparent.
- Second cousin -- A person related to another by descending from the same great-grandfather or great-grandmother
- Third cousin -- A person related to another by descending from the same great-great-grandfather or great-great-grandmother