| - The child of your parent's brother or sister is your first cousin.
- However, your first cousin's child is not your second cousin, but your first cousin ONCE REMOVED.
- The child of your first cousin once removed is your first cousin TWICE REMOVED.
- And his child is your first cousin THREE TIMES REMOVED.
So who is your second or third cousion? - Your second cousin is the grandchild of your grandparent's brother or sister.
- The child of your second cousin is your second cousin once removed, his child your second cousin twice removed, and so on.
- Your third cousin is the great-grandchild of your great-grandparent's brother or sister. The third cousin's child is your third cousin once removed, his child is your thrid cousin twice removed.
Now here are the easy ones: - The grandchild of your brother or sister is your grandnephew or grandniece.
- The sister or brother of your grandparent is your great-aunt or great-uncle.
- The sister or brother of your great-grandparent is your great-grandaunt or great-granduncle.
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