If siblings have kids, they are first cousins. But if your First cousin has Grandkids, what are they to you?

Your first cousin's grandkids would be your first cousins twice removed. Once removed means they are one generation removed from you (i.e. your first cousin's child). Twice removed means two generations removed from you (i.e. your first cousin's child's child).

As for second/third, think of it like this: numbered cousins are essentially the same generation as you, so they'd be roughly the same age as you. Your first cousin and you share the same grandparents (they are your parent's sibling's child). Your second cousin shares the same great-grandparents (they are your grandparent's sibling's grandchild). Your third cousin shares the same great-great grandparents (they are your great-grandparent's sibling's great-grandchild).

As the numbers get higher, the relation gets more distant.


I hope I didn't just make this more confusing 😅

One of my uncles married one of my cousins. I tried figuring out what their kids are to me, then sort of didn't want to know.

Cousin is a loose enough term to cover all indirect family relationships. I wouldn't worry too much about the ordinals 🙂

This is where you start removing them...

They'll be your first cousin twice removed. But your grandkids and their grandkids would be third cousins.

It's a mess.

i cant do maths

First cousins, twice removed, I think.

First cousin’s kid = first cousin once removed
First cousin’s grandchild = second cousin

They should call you what they call your cousin aka Grand Dad

First cousins twice removed

Not in my fcking will, that's what.