Relationship Vocabulary

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  ancestor a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended

  aunt the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle

  bachelor an unmarried man

  best man the bridegroom's attendant at a wedding

  bride a woman on her wedding day

  bride-groom a man on his wedding day

  brides-maid girl or young unmarried woman attending a bride at her wedding

  brother the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents

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

  daughter the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents

  ex-husband former husband

  extended family family including aunts, uncles and other relatives

  ex-wife former wife

  father a male parent

  father-in-law the father of one's husband or wife

  fiancé a male person to whom one is engaged to be married

  fiancée a female person to whom one is engaged to be married

  first born (one's) oldest child

  forebears (plural) ancestors

  forefathers (plural) ancestors

  foster brother / sister a child that has been fostered in another child's family

  foster parent / mother / father a parson who looks after a child not his or her own

  godfather / godmother a person who, at a child's baptism,  promises to take an active interest in its welfare

  goddaughter / godson / godchild a child who has a godparent or godparents

  grandchild the child of one's son or daughter

  granddaughter the daughter of one's son or daughter

  grandfather the father of one's father or mother

  grandmother the mother of one's father or mother

  grandson the son of one's son or daughter

  great aunt sister of one's grandmother / grandfather

  great grandfather / grandmother grandfather / grandmother of one's father or mother

  great granddaughter / grandson / grandchild granddaughter / grandson / grandchild of one's son or daughter

  great nephew grandson of one's sister or brother

  great niece granddaughter of one's sister or brother

  great uncle brother of one's grandmother / grandfather

  half brother brother by one parent only

  half sister sister by one parent only

  heir / heiress a person who by law receives wealth, property when the owner dies

  husband a man to whom a woman is married

  mother a female parent

  mother-in-law the mother of one's husband or wife

  nephew son of one's sister or brother

  niece daughter of one's sister or brother

  orphan a child who has lost both parents

  parent one of the two persons who are jointly the cause of one's birth

  parent-in-law the parent of one's husband or wife

  relation a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage

  relative a member of one's family; a relation

  siblings brothers and / or sisters

  sister the title given to a female child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents

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

  son a male child (when spoken of in relation to his parents)

  son-in-law the husband of one's daughter

  spouse a husband or a wife

  stepbrother / stepsister a daughter or son of a person's stepfather or stepmother

  stepchild a child showing a relationship not by blood, but by another marriage

  stepdaughter / stepson a son or daughter from another marriage of a person's wife or husband

  stepfather the husband, of a person's own mother, who is not the person's father

  stepmother the wife, of a person's own father, who is not the person's mother

  twin one of two children born of the same mother at the same time

  uncle the brother of a person's father or mother, or the husband of an aunt

  widow a woman whose husband is dead

  widower a man whose wife is dead

  wife the woman to whom one is married