So, What do you call your Cousins Daughter, or your Cousins Son? While from a genealogy standpoint, your cousins child is your first cousin once removed, but the common name to call them is niece or nephew.

What relation to me is my cousins daughter?

Children of your cousin are actually called your “first cousins once removed.” So if youre wondering what relationship your cousins child is to you, thats it — your first cousin once-removed! Your cousins child is NOT your second cousin as is commonly believed.

Who is my second cousin?

Your second cousins are the children of your parents first cousins. You and your second cousins have the same great-grandparents! You typically share 3.125 percent of your second cousins DNA.

What does once removed mean?

Removed: This term describes the relationship between cousins across of different generations. Cousins who are once removed have a one-generation difference. A first cousin of your father is your first cousin, once removed. Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference between cousins.

What is a second cousin once removed?

The degree of cousinhood (first, second, etc.) denotes the number of generations between two cousins and their nearest common ancestor. Your second cousin once removed is the child (or parent) of your second cousin. And your first cousin twice removed is the grandchild (or grandparent) of your first cousin.