Third Cousins Explained

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People sometimes say a cousin twice removed. If I and my cousin share great-great-great-grandfather, how would you say that?If you and your cousin share a great-great-great-grandfather, this means you are "third cousins." The term "removed" is used when two people are from different generations. Since you and your cousin are of the same generation but share a great-great-great-grandfather, you are in the same generational line, making you third cousins.

To clarify, "cousins" without any other qualifiers (like "first" or "second") are your first cousins, meaning you share a grandparent. "Second cousins" mean you share a great-grandparent, "third cousins" share a great-great-grandparent, and so on. The “removed” term comes into play when you are dealing with different generations, for example, the child of your first cousin would be your first cousin once removed.

Third Cousins Explained created at Tue Jan 20 1970 17:26:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)