second cousin once removed
A 'second cousin once removed' describes a specific relationship in a family tree, indicating a one-generation difference from a second cousin.
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Definition
C1Genealogy
(technical)A relative who is either the child of your second cousin or the second cousin of one of your parents.
Example
- At the family reunion, I met my second cousin once removed, who is my dad's second cousin.
- My second cousin once removed visited us last summer; he is the son of my second cousin.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "second cousin once removed":
first cousin once removedfirst cousin twice removedfirst cousin thrice removedsecond cousinfirst cousinmaternal cousinpaternal cousinsesquiple first cousinkissing cousinhalf auntmaternal half-unclepaternal half-uncle