Isn‘t that called a 1st cousin once removed? Or just cousin once removed for short.
First Cousin Once Removed is the term.
Yes it’s a cousin. If you want to be picky, the baby would be 1st cousin, once removed.
Very encouraged to see that the 3 answers putting a name to this are right, and none said “that’s your second cousin”.
I’ve generally found there to be far too much cousin-related confusion in the world.
That’s just some kid, we don’t need a word for that.
In Dutch we call this an “achterneef” or “achternicht” which literally translates to “behind nephew” or “behind niece”
First cousin, once removed.
For those curious about the nomenclature:
1st/2nd/3rd (etc.) cousin denotes which ancestor you have in common. Cousins (i.e. “first cousins”) have a set of grandparents in common, 2nd cousins have a set of great-grandparents, 3rd cousins have great-great-grandparents, and so on.
How many times they’re “removed” from you is how many generations they are away from you, be it up or down (no distinction).
Because your cousin’s kid is one generation down from you, they’re “once removed.” Because the ancestor you have in common is still your grandparents, they’re still a 1st cousin.
Not British culture but lots of other people would just say nephew/niece.
For twenty-plus years I’ve just been referring to them as “little cousins”
Your cousin’s kid is *absolutely nothing.* He barely even counts as family. That kid ain’t getting invited to shit. If you can legally have sex with them, you don’t need a familial term for them.
I just use their name…
First cousin once something something…?
Fuck it. **Relative.**
The Cousinborn
In other cultures that would just be a niece/nephew, this idea of a cousin’s baby being a cousin makes no sense. I only discovered this cousins thing a couple of weeks ago when we had a funny discussion on how my niece and I are the same age due to family generations, and my partner was like she’s not your niece she’s your cousin and this whole thing baffled me…
Cassette
It’s the same with adults who are the children of parents. I have a Son who is my child but he’s not a child. Plural adult children.
‘we need a separate name for this’ meaning I haven’t bothered to Google it and see we already do have a name for it
First counsin, once removed. Though people mistakenly (as I used to) say second cousin.
Not that this has anything to do with the UK.
2nd cousin?
Already is. It’s 1st cousin once removed
Little cousin
Cousin jr
Petition to call it a “lumpert”
That’s a couslet
Isn’t it 2nd cousin
Chinese have figured this out
First cousin once removed, as others have said
In Irish, we call this a “col cúigir” (“five-person marriage prohibition”)
The “marriage prohibition” part is because obviously you shouldn’t marry your relations
And the “five-person” part is because there are five people in this relationship: you, your parent, your uncle/aunt, your first cousin, and their child
Similarly, your first cousin is a “col ceathrair” (“four-person marriage prohibition”) and your second cousin is a “col seisir” (“six-person marriage prohibition”)
Second cousin is what we’ve always called it
Little shit always worked for me personally.
couscous
I think that once you get past cousin it should all just stop.
It’s way to complicated after that, and there’s no need for any more Cousins, first or second or third or removed or whatever else 😆
Nibling.
N from niece/nephew and ibling from sibling. Gender neutral as well.
Cousinette works for me
German has a name for that: Großcousin, which translates to great/grand cousin.
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Cousinlet? Nah, that sounds weird.
Isn‘t that called a 1st cousin once removed? Or just cousin once removed for short.
First Cousin Once Removed is the term.
Yes it’s a cousin. If you want to be picky, the baby would be 1st cousin, once removed.
Very encouraged to see that the 3 answers putting a name to this are right, and none said “that’s your second cousin”.
I’ve generally found there to be far too much cousin-related confusion in the world.
That’s just some kid, we don’t need a word for that.
In Dutch we call this an “achterneef” or “achternicht” which literally translates to “behind nephew” or “behind niece”
First cousin, once removed.
For those curious about the nomenclature:
1st/2nd/3rd (etc.) cousin denotes which ancestor you have in common. Cousins (i.e. “first cousins”) have a set of grandparents in common, 2nd cousins have a set of great-grandparents, 3rd cousins have great-great-grandparents, and so on.
How many times they’re “removed” from you is how many generations they are away from you, be it up or down (no distinction).
Because your cousin’s kid is one generation down from you, they’re “once removed.” Because the ancestor you have in common is still your grandparents, they’re still a 1st cousin.
Not British culture but lots of other people would just say nephew/niece.
For twenty-plus years I’ve just been referring to them as “little cousins”
Your cousin’s kid is *absolutely nothing.* He barely even counts as family. That kid ain’t getting invited to shit. If you can legally have sex with them, you don’t need a familial term for them.
I just use their name…
First cousin once something something…?
Fuck it. **Relative.**
The Cousinborn
In other cultures that would just be a niece/nephew, this idea of a cousin’s baby being a cousin makes no sense. I only discovered this cousins thing a couple of weeks ago when we had a funny discussion on how my niece and I are the same age due to family generations, and my partner was like she’s not your niece she’s your cousin and this whole thing baffled me…
Cassette
It’s the same with adults who are the children of parents. I have a Son who is my child but he’s not a child. Plural adult children.
‘we need a separate name for this’ meaning I haven’t bothered to Google it and see we already do have a name for it
First counsin, once removed. Though people mistakenly (as I used to) say second cousin.
Not that this has anything to do with the UK.
2nd cousin?
Already is. It’s 1st cousin once removed
Little cousin
Cousin jr
Petition to call it a “lumpert”
That’s a couslet
Isn’t it 2nd cousin
Chinese have figured this out
First cousin once removed, as others have said
In Irish, we call this a “col cúigir” (“five-person marriage prohibition”)
The “marriage prohibition” part is because obviously you shouldn’t marry your relations
And the “five-person” part is because there are five people in this relationship: you, your parent, your uncle/aunt, your first cousin, and their child
Similarly, your first cousin is a “col ceathrair” (“four-person marriage prohibition”) and your second cousin is a “col seisir” (“six-person marriage prohibition”)
Second cousin is what we’ve always called it
Little shit always worked for me personally.
couscous
I think that once you get past cousin it should all just stop.
It’s way to complicated after that, and there’s no need for any more Cousins, first or second or third or removed or whatever else 😆
Nibling.
N from niece/nephew and ibling from sibling. Gender neutral as well.
Cousinette works for me
German has a name for that: Großcousin, which translates to great/grand cousin.
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