If there is no “removed” in the relationship, it means you and your cousin are on the same generation. But if you are cousins twice removed, that means your cousin is either part of your grandparents' generation or your grandchildren's generation because they are two generations removed from you.

How does twice removed work?

This one-generation difference equals "once removed." Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed.

What is a 2nd cousin twice removed?

So your first cousin twice removed would be your grandparent's first cousin or your first cousin's grandchild. Your second cousin twice removed is your second cousin's grandchild or your grandparents' second cousin.