Here's an honest question about family: What are the children of your first cousin called?

According to Google: First cousins are non-siblings that share grandparents. Second cousins are non-siblings that share great-grandparents. Third cousins are non-siblings that share great-great-grandparents and so on.
I'm curious about it. Cause were I'm from. First cousins are basically treated the same as siblings, and their children would call me Uncle. As I would call them Niece and Nephew. It's kind of confusing.

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NerdyPotato · M

The same as first cousins: neef/nicht

RenFur · 70-79, M

Three of my four sisters left home by the time I was 4. I knew their first names, of course, but never knew their middle names. That's how clueless I was... never mind the names of my first cousins' kids.

Thevy29 · 41-45, M

@RenFur could be a blessing. Dad was the third youngest of 16 siblings. And they all had 4 to 8 kids each. And half of them were grandparents by the time I was born. It’s hard to keep track of so many.

RenFur · 70-79, M

@Thevy29

Oh man! Think of all the birthday and Christmas presents you would have to buy if you only had your main job and a paper route (if you were close with all of them!).

hunkalove · 61-69, M

I don't know anything about my cousins. I don't come from a happy family. My mother was an only child. Last I heard there was still one cousin alive on my father's side but that was a long time ago. I never paid much attention to that kind of stuff.

ArtieKat · M

I may be quite wrong but I've always thought of the children of a first cousin as being second cousins. If they call you "uncle/aunt" it's only a courtesy title.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

The archaic term was "First cousin, once removed." But I never hear that any more..😷

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