RELATIVE TERMINOLOGY: A REPRINTED ARTICLE FROM GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE (UNDATED)

RELATIVE TERMINOLOGY

Conversation on the subject of who is related to whom often bogs down over terminology.

Your 1st cousin, of course is your parent's brother's or sister's child.  However, the 1st cousin's child is not your second cousin, as is sometimes thought to be the case, but your 1st cousin once removed.  The child of the 1st cousin once removed is your 1st cousin twice removed and his child, your 1st cousin three times removed.

Your 2nd cousin is your grandparent's brother's or sister's grandchild.  That 2nd cousin's child is your 2nd cousin once removed.  His child, your 2nd counsin twice removed, and so on.

And your 3rd cousin?  It's your great-grandparent's brother's or sister's great grandchild.  The 3rd cousin's child is your 3rd cousin once removed and his child, your 3rd cousin twice removed.

Siblings - have parents in common.  Brothers or sisters are siblings.

Grandnephew or Grandniece - the grandchild of your brother or sister.

Great-Aunt or Great-Uncle - the sister or brother of your grandparent.

Great-grandaunt of great-granduncle - the sister or brother of your great grandparents.

Stepfather or Stepmother - the husband of your mother or the wife of your father by a subsequent  

marriage.

Stepchild - the child of your husband or wife by a former marriage.

Stepsister or Stepbrother - the child of your stepfather or stepmother.

Half sister or half brother - the child of your mother and step father, or of your father and step mother. or of either parent by a former marriage.

In-Laws - your connections by the law of marriage (as distinct from relatives by blood): in particular your husband's or wife's relatives and you own brother's wife or sister's husband.

Ancestor - the person from whom you descend  "directly, " such as a grandparent or great grandparent.

Descendent - the person who descends "directly" from you, such as a grandson or a great-granddaughter.

Lineal Relations - those in the "direct" line of ascent or descent, such as a grandfather or granddaughter.

Collateral Relations - those relatives who are "linked" by a common ancestor, such as aunts, uncles and cousins.

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NOTE:  A REPRINTED ARTICLE FROM GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MAGAZINE (UNDATED)