once removed

once removed
One generation apart.

Phil and Andre are first cousins once removed.


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  • once removed — once, twice, etc. reˈmoved idiom (of a cousin) belonging to a different generation • He s my cousin s son so he s my first cousin once removed. Main entry: ↑removeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • second cousin once removed — noun a) Son or daughter of one’s second cousin. b) Second cousin of one’s father or mother. See Also: cousin, first cousin once removed, once removed, second cousin …   Wiktionary

  • first cousin once removed — ► first cousin once removed 1) a child of one s first cousin. 2) one s parent s first cousin. Main Entry: ↑cousin …   English terms dictionary

  • first cousin once removed — The son or daughter of a cousin german, sometimes loosely called second cousin • • • Main Entry: ↑cousin * * * 1) a child of one s first cousin 2) one s parent s first cousin …   Useful english dictionary

  • once — [wuns] adv. [ME ones, gen. of on,ONE] 1. one time; one time only [to eat once a day] 2. at any time; at all; ever [she ll succeed if once given a chance] 3. at some time in the past; formerly [a once famous man] 4. by one degree or g …   English World dictionary

  • Removed — Re*moved (r? m??vd ), a. 1. Changed in place. [1913 Webster] 2. Dismissed from office. [1913 Webster] 3. Distant in location; remote. Something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling. Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Distant by degrees in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • removed — [ri mo͞ovd′] adj. 1. a) distant in relationship b) of a younger or older generation [one s first cousin once removed is the child of one s first cousin] 2. remote; distant; disconnected: with from SYN. FAR …   English World dictionary

  • removed — adj. 1) easily removed 2) once; twice removed (a first cousin once removed) * * * [rɪ muːvd] twice removed (a first cousin once removed) easily removed once …   Combinatory dictionary

  • once — /wuns/, adv. 1. at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. 2. a single time: We ate there just once. We go to a movie once a week. 3. even a single time; at any time; ever: If the facts once become known, it… …   Universalium

  • removed — [[t]rɪmu͟ːvd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link adv ADJ from n If you say that an idea or situation is far removed from something, you mean that it is very different from it. He found it hard to concentrate on conversation so far removed from his present… …   English dictionary

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