A guide to go through all the most important family vocabs

FAMILY VOCABULARY

a person connected by blood or marriage to you:
"much of my time is spent visiting relatives"

each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; 


2a brother or sister

a man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents:
"he recognized her from her strong resemblance to her brother"

a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents:
"I had nine brothers and sisters"

a married woman considered in relation to her spouse:
"he and his wife are keen gardeners"

the wife of someone’s brother, or the sister of someone's husband or wife, or the wife of the brother of someone's husband or wife

the brother of one's husband or wife;
the husband of one's sister or sister-in-law

the woman who is married to your son or daughter

a married man considered in relation to his spouse

the mother of a person's father or mother

a daughter of your brother or sister, or a daughter of your husband's or wife's brother or sister

a son of someone’s brother or sister, or a son of someone’s husband’s or wife’s sister or brother.

a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again

a man whose wife or husband has died and who has not married again

a child of a person's aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant (= not close) relation

the woman who is married to someone's biological (= related by birth) parent but who is not their biological mother

the man who is married to someone's biological (= related by birth) parent, but who is not their biological father

the son of your husband or wife from a previous relationship

the daughter of your husband or wife from a previous relationship

not your parents' daughter, but the daughter of a person one of your parents has married

not your parents' son, but the son of a person that one of your parents has married

a family unit consisting of two parents (mother and father), their biological or adopted children, living together in a single household

the family that provide a home or that take care of a child when they are not their legal parents.
Ex. A social service agency placed the child with a foster family.