2006-06-17 01:41:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. You and your first cousins are in the same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word "removed" is not used to describe your relationship.
The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation. For example, your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. This is because your mother's first cousin is one generation younger than your grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. This one-generation difference equals "once removed."
Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed.
2006-06-17 01:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by T-Bone W 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I think it has something to do with divorce...like if one of your family members gets a divorce from the other one...someone in your family will lose a cousin (because they are no longer considered family)...hence they are removed...
...Im not too sure...just an idea...
2006-06-17 08:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your first cousin's child (or second cousin).
It's removed one generation.
2006-06-17 08:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This explains all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephew
2006-06-17 21:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by nopers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋