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What Does it Mean to be a Cousin “Once Removed”? To be “once removed” from a cousin means you are separated by one generation. The number before “removed“ will always represent the number of generations you are separated (“removed“) from the cousin. If you look at the cousin chart above, you’ll see that each row is color-coded by generation. You, your siblings, and your first, second,and third cousins are all of the same generation. You may have noticed that the boxes labeled “cousin once removed” are either from one generation above or below you. You are “once removed” if you are separated by 1 generation and “twice removed” if you are separated by 2 generations, and so on. Quick Tip: Your parent’s first, second, and third cousins are also your first, second, and third cousins—but once removed. This is because your parents and their generation are 1 above yours. Likewise, your grandparents’ first, second, and third cousins are also your first, second, and third cousins, this time twice removed. This pattern continues throughout each generation. So, for example, a first cousin once removed is either the child of your first cousin or the parent of your second cousin.