Phrase guide

second cousin

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A grandchild of a grandparent's sibling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A relative who has with the other person only two great-grandparents in common, but where the parents and grandparents are different.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a child of a first cousin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: relative, relation

History

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Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chechen: маьхча (mäxča) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠房堂兄弟 /远房堂兄弟 (yuǎnfáng tángxiōngdì) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠房堂姐妹 /远房堂姐妹 (yuǎnfáng tángjiěmèi) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠房表兄弟 /远房表兄弟 (yuǎnfáng biǎoxiōngdì) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠房表姐妹 /远房表姐妹 (yuǎnfáng biǎojiěmèi) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Czech: vlastník — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Czech: vlastnice — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Dutch: achterneef — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Dutch: achternicht — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Esperanto: duaranga kuzo — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Faroese: trímenningur — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Finnish: pikkuserkku — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • French: cousin issu de germain — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • French: cousine issue de germain — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Ilocano: kapidua — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Irish: col seisir — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Italian: cugino di secondo grado — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Japanese: またいとこ (mataitoko) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Japanese: はとこ (hatoko) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Khmer: ជីទួតមួយ (chii tuət muə yɔɔ) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Korean: 육촌 (yukchon) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Korean: 재종형제 (jaejonghyeongje) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Kumyk: къариян (qariyan) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Lithuanian: antros eilės pusbrolis — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Lithuanian: antros eilės pusseserė — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Malay: dua pupu — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Norman: couôsîn r'mué — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tremenning — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nestsøskenbarn — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tremenning — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Old Norse: þrímenningr — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Polish: kuzyn w drugiej linii — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Polish: kuzynka w drugiej linii — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Portuguese: primo de segundo grau — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Portuguese: prima de segundo grau — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Russian: трою́родный брат (trojúrodnyj brat) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Russian: трою́родная сестра́ (trojúrodnaja sestrá) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Sardinian: germanu — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Sardinian: ghermanu — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Sardinian: grammanu — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Sardinian: zermanu — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Scottish Gaelic: iar-ogha sinn-seanar — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Spanish: primo segundo — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Spanish: prima segunda — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Swedish: syssling — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Swedish: tremänning — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Swedish: A-kusin — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Swedish: andrakusin (Norrland) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Swedish: småkusin — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Swedish: nästkusin — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Tagalog: pinsang makalawa — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Ukrainian: трою́рідна сестра́ (trojúridna sestrá) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Ukrainian: трою́рідний брат (trojúridnyj brat) — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Welsh: cyfyrder — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Welsh: cyfyrderes — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Welsh: ail gefnder — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent
  • Welsh: ail gyfnither — grandnephew or grandniece of a grandparent