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How do we call cousin's son or daughter?

how do we call cousin's son or daughter? If they call me, do they call me uncle?
please advice. thx.
  

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[nq:1]how do we call cousin's son or daughter? If they call me, do they call me uncle? please advice.

  • [nq:1]how do we call cousin's son or daughter?
  • If they call me, do they call me uncle?
  • please advice.
  • [/nq] They are your cousins, once removed from whatever cousin they are.
  • If their parent is your first cousin they are your first cousin once removed.
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[nq:1]how do we call cousin's son or daughter? If they call me, do they call me uncle? please advice. thx.[/nq]
They are your cousins, once removed from whatever cousin they are. If their parent is your first cousin they are your first cousin once removed.
They don't call you uncle because you aren't their uncle. The usual term for addressing a cousin is to use one's given name. If you are
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[nq:1]how do we call cousin's son or daughter? If they call me, do they call me uncle? please advice. thx.[/nq]
To you, they are "once removed (by generations)".
My first cousin is the child of a sibling of one of my parents. He is in my generation.
A child of that first cousin is also a cousin to me, removed by one generation.
Recently, in alt.usage.english, there was a thread in
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[nq:1]how do we call cousin's son or daughter? If they call me, do they call me uncle?[/nq]
By definition, they are your cousins once removed, and you are theirs.

But definition is not a lock and chains.
They call you whatever their parents tell them to call you that you don't object to.
Or, they call you whatever you ask them to call you if they or their parents don't object.
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[nq:1]To you, they are "once removed (by generations)". My first cousin is the child of a sibling of one of my parents. He is in my generation. A child of that first cousin is also a cousin to me, removed by one generation.[/nq]
That was the rule as I learned it: the degree of cousinhood is measured in your own generation, with generational offsets counted as "removals". But there's a problem
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[nq:1]how do we call cousin's son or daughter?[/nq]
With a telephone or by shouting. You mean 'What do we call cousin's son or daughter? ', not 'how do we call cousin's son or daughter?'
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[nq:2]To you, they are "once removed (by generations)". My first ... is also a cousin to me, removed by one generation.[/nq]
[nq:1]That was the rule as I learned it: the degree of cousinhood is measured in your own generation, with generational ... that the relationship is asymetric: he is your first cousin once removed, but you are his second cousin once removed.[/nq]
Starting from the ge
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[nq:1]Your cousin's child is your first cousin once removed. Your child and your first cousin's child are second cousins. So, ... that the relationship is asymetric: he is your first cousin once removed, but you are his second cousin once removed.[/nq]
Not AIUI. I agree that my child and my first cousin's child would be second cousins (if I had relatives in those categories). But I disagree th
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Here's a relationship chart:
http://www.cousincouples.com/info/relation.shtml
Paul
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[nq:1]That was the rule as I learned it: the degree of cousinhood is measured in your own generation, with generational offsets counted as "removals".[/nq]
By that counting, your uncle would be your first cousin once removed.

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[nq:1][/nq]
[nq:2]Your cousin's child is your first cousin once removed. Your ... once removed, but you are his second cousin once removed.[/nq]
[nq:1]Not AIUI. I agree that my child and my first cousin's child would be second cousins (if I had relatives ... e.g. "We are first cousins once removed," without having to specify from which point of view the statement is true.[/nq]
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