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Immediate Family

Masculine Feminine

father mother
son daughter
brother sister
husband wife

1. When you have children, you are a parent. 5. If one of your children is a girl, she is your daughter.
2. If you are a male parent, you are a father. 6. When a couple gets married, the man is the husband, and
3. If you are female parent, you are a mother. the woman is his wife.
4. If one of your children is a boy, he is your son. 7. A brother and sister both have the same parents.

One collective word to describe brothers and sisters is siblings.

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Different Generations

Masculine Feminine

Forefathers

Great-great grandfather Great-great grandmother

Great grandfather Great grandmother
Grandfather Grandmother
Father Mother
Son Daughter
Grandson Granddaughter
Great grandson Great granddaughter
Great-great grandson Great-great granddaughter

Descendants

Relatives and Extended Family

1. grandparents: the parents of your parents

2. grandfather: the father of your father/mother
3. grandmother: the mother of your father/mother
4. grandchildren: the children of your children
5. grandson: the son of one of your children
6. granddaughter: the daughter of one of your children
7. great grandfather: the father of your grandfather/grandmother
8. great grandmother: the mother of your grandfather/grandmother
9. uncle: the brother (or brother-in-law) of your mother/father
10. aunt: the sister (or sister-in-law)of your mother/father
11. cousin: the child of your aunt/uncle
12. nephew: the male child of your brother/sister
13. niece: the female child of your brother/sister

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The In-Laws

The in-laws are the members of the family of your spouse (the person you are married to) or via a marriage in your family:

1. father-in-law: the father of your spouse

2. mother-in-law: the mother of your spouse
3. son-in-law: the husband of your daughter
4. daughter-in-law: the wife of your son
5. brother-in-law: the husband of your sister
6. sister-in-law: the wife of your brother

Note: To refer to more than one brother-in-law or sister-in-law etc. we have an S to the brother/sister part.
e.g. My brothers-in-law are fun. My sisters-in-laws are crazy.

The Family Mix

Nowadays in many countries a person can get married more than once. These are the terms used to describe the "new"
members of the family when someone gets remarried.

"Step-" means that you are related as a result of one parent marrying again

1. stepfather: the (new) husband of your mother but not your biological father
2. stepmother: the (new) wife of your father but not your biological mother
3. stepson: the son of your (new) husband / wife (he is not your biological son)
4. stepdaughter: the daughter of your (new) husband / wife (she is not your biological daughter)
5. stepsister: the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather
6. stepbrother: the son of your stepmother or stepfather

Sometimes one of your parents gets married again and they have more children.

1. There half-brother: the brother you have only one parent in common with.
2. half-sister: the sister you only have one parent in common with.

Even if your parent didn't get married (and had the child outside of marriage), they are still your half-brother or half-sister.

However, note that it is common to still call your half-brother or half-sister just your brother or sister (without
adding the half- part).

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4. Your mother's daughter. 1. Your mother's son.

6. Your mother or father's grandmother. 2. A baby girl.

8. Your mother or father's father. 3. Your mother or father’s grandfather.

9. Your aunt's son. 5. Your wife or husband's mother.

10. Your wife or husband’s father. 7. Your Mother or father's mother.

12. Your sister’s husband. 11. Your brother or sister's son.

15. Your brother's wife. 13. Your brother or sister's daughter.

14. A baby boy.