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Expert Question:  What relationship is my daughter to my cousin's daughter?

Expert Answer: Assuming you and your cousin you speak of are first cousins, then the relationship of your daughter and her daughter are 2nd cousins. Your grandchildren and her grandchildren will be 3rd cousins.

The relationship of your daughter to your first cousin is first cousin one time removed. So the generations remain the same, counting first, second, etc. cousin for the relationship - then removed x times if the descendants of one side are calculated to an even generation.

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