Cousin

Family tree showing the relationship of each person to the orange person. Cousins are colored green, while the gray and white stripes signify different generations.

A cousin is a child of your parent's siblings. There are other types of cousins depending based on this, and the term can used to cover these as well.

Degree of cousin-hood

• first-cousins share a set of grandparents.

• second-cousins share a set of great grandparents.

• third-cousins share a set of great great grandparents.

Removals of cousin-hood indicate there is a generation difference between the cousins. If the cousin is of a later generation than the subject, then simply add the number of generation difference to the degree of cousin-hood. But if the cousin is of an earlier generation than the subject, you must also remove a degree.

• first-cousins once removed can be either the child of your first cousin, or the parent of your second cousin.

• first-cousins twice removed can be either the grandchild of your first cousin, or the grandparent of your third cousin.

• second-cousins once removed can be either the child of your second cousin, or the parent of your third cousin.

Cousins roles in ageplay

In an ageplay context, cousins are often ageplaying bottoms and/or switches who guardians are close. It allows to claim a semi-assumed authority situation, and difference in treatment.

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