Immediate family

The immediate family consists of parents and their children.

Parent
➜ A person who has children.

Mother
➜ A female parent.

Father
➜ A male parent.

Wife
➜ The woman in a married couple.

Husband
➜ The man in a married couple.

Daughter
➜ A child who is a girl.

Boy
➜ A child who is a boy.

Siblings
➜ These are the brothers and sisters with the same parents.

Relatives and extended family

The relatives and extended family consists of grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, and nieces.

Grandparents
➜ These are the parents of your parents.

Grandmother
➜ This is the mother of your mother or father.

Grandfather
➜ This is the father of your mother or father.

Grandchildren
➜ These are the children of your children. A girl is referred to as a granddaughter and a boy is referred to as a grandson.

Great grandfather
➜ This is the father of your grandmother or grandfather.

Great grandmother
➜ This is the mother of your grandmother or grandfather.

Aunt
➜ This is the sister of your mother or father

Uncle
➜ This is the brother of your mother or father

Cousin
➜ This is the child of your aunt or uncle.

Niece
➜ This is the female child of your sister or brother

Nephew
➜ This is the male child of your sister or brother

In-laws

The in-laws are the family members of the person you are married to.

Mother-in-law
➜ This is the mother of your spouse

Father-in-law
➜ This is the father of your spouse

Daughter-in-law
➜ This is the wife of your son

Son-in-law
➜ This is the husband of your daughter

Sister-in-law
➜ This is the wife of your brother or the sister of your wife/husband

Brother-in-law
➜ This is the husband of your sister or the brother of your wife/husband

Stepfamily 

Stepfamily refers to a family in which at least one parent has children that are not biologically theirs, e.g. a woman that marries a man who already has children.

Stepmother
➜ This is the wife of your fathers but she is not your biological mother

Stepfather
➜ This is the husband of your mother but he is not your biological father.

Stepdaughter
➜ This is the daughter of your wife or husband but she is not your biological daughter.

Stepson
➜ This is the son of your wife or husband but he is not your biological son.

Stepsister
➜ This is the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather.

Stepbrother
➜ This is the son of your stepmother or stepfather.

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