| Common Ancestor | Child | Grandchild | Great Grandchild | Great Great Grandchild | Great Great Great Grandchild |
| Child | Sibling | Niece or Nephew | Grand Niece or Nephew | Great Grand Niece or Nephew | Great Great Grand Niece or Nephew |
| Grandchild | Niece or Nephew | First Cousin | First Cousin Once Removed | First Cousin Twice Removed | First Cousin Three Times Removed |
| Great Grandchild | Grand Niece or Nephew | First Cousin Once Removed | Second Cousin | Second Cousin Once Removed | Second Cousin Twice Removed |
| Great Great Grandchild | Great Grand Niece or Nephew | First Cousin Twice Removed | Second Cousin Once Removed | Third Cousin | Third Cousin Once Removed |
| Great Great Great Grandchild | Great Great Grand Niece or Nephew | First Cousin Three Times Removed | Second Cousin Twice Removed | Third Cousin Once Removed | Fourth Cousin |
| EXAMPLE: A "first cousin" is your relationship to your parent's niece or nephew, because you are both grandchildren of a common ancestor. | |||||
| Your relationship to your cousin's child is "first cousin once removed", because you added one generation to the relationship. | |||||
| However, the relationship between your child and your first-cousin-once-removed would be "second cousin", because they are both great-grandchildren of a common ancestor. | |||||
| The chart can be expanded for as many generations as necessary. | |||||