A family<\/strong> is a wonderful institution and the ties that exist between the members of a family are stronger than any other relationships. Your family consists of your parents, siblings, wife or husband and children.<\/strong> A typical nuclear family<\/strong> consists of a father, a mother and their children. A joint family<\/strong> which is more or less the norm in a country like India may also consist of one\u2019s grandparents, uncles, aunts and their children.<\/strong><\/p>\n Your parents<\/strong> (your mother and father) and your siblings<\/strong> (brothers and sisters) are your closet relatives. Your uncles and aunts<\/strong> are the brothers and sisters of your parents. Your uncle\u2019s wife also becomes your aunt. In the same way, your aunt\u2019s husband becomes your uncle.<\/p>\n If your uncles or aunts have children, they are your first cousins<\/strong>. Note that the word cousin can refer to both men and women. That means you don\u2019t have to say cousin brother or cousin sister. Your male child is your son whereas your female child is your daughter. Your brother\u2019s or sister\u2019s son is your nephew. Your brother\u2019s or sister\u2019s daughter is your niece.<\/p>\n In-laws<\/strong><\/p>\n When a woman marries, her husband\u2019s family becomes her in-laws<\/strong>. In the same way, when a man marries his wife\u2019s family becomes his in-laws. Your husband\u2019s or wife\u2019s (if you are a man) mother and father are your mother-in-law<\/strong> and father-in-law<\/strong> respectively. Your husband\u2019s brothers are your brothers-in-law<\/strong>. Your husband\u2019s sisters are your sisters-in-law. If you are a woman you are the daughter-in-law<\/strong> of your husband\u2019s family. If you are a man you are the son-in-law of your wife\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n Grandparents \/ grandchildren<\/strong><\/p>\n The parents of your parents are your grandparents<\/strong> \u2013 grandmother and grandfather and you are their grandson or granddaughter. If your grandfather or grandmother has a sister, she is your great-aunt and you are her great-nephew (if you are a man) or great-niece (if you are a woman). If your grandparent has a brother, he is your great-uncle.<\/p>\n The parents of your grandparents are your great-grandfather and great-grandmother and you are their great-grandson or great-granddaughter.<\/p>\n Second families<\/strong><\/p>\n Sometimes married couples separate, either due to death or due to irreconcilable differences. If your father remarries another woman, she becomes your step-mother. If your mother remarries another man, he becomes your step-father. If your step-father or step-mother already has children, they become your step-brothers and step-sisters. If your mother or father remarries and has children, they become your half-brothers or half-sisters.<\/p>\n Your closest relatives are often referred to as your immediate family<\/strong>. Your extended family includes your entire family.<\/p>\n A blood relative<\/strong> is a person with whom you have a blood relationship. For example, you have blood relationships with your cousins. Relationships formed through marriages aren\u2019t blood relationships. For example, you are unlikely to have a blood relationship with your sister-in-law or brother-in-law although it is possible if you marry one of your cousins.<\/p>\n Expressions with family<\/strong><\/p>\n A meeting of family members is often called a family gathering.<\/strong><\/p>\n To start a family<\/strong> is to have children.<\/p>\n If a particular characteristic (for example, baldness) is common among family members, it is said to run in the family.<\/strong><\/p>\n To raise or bring up children is to look after them until they reach adulthood. A family man is a person who likes to spend time with his family.<\/p>\n Sibling rivalry<\/strong> is the somewhat harmless competition and squabbles between brothers and sisters. However, parents must ensure that these fights don\u2019t continue into adulthood. If they do, it could lead to family feuds where both sides hate each other.<\/p>\n A son who is no longer on speaking terms with his parents is an estranged son<\/strong>. Sometimes parents disinherit their children. This usually happens due to some irreconcilable differences. A disinherited son or daughter<\/strong> will have no rights to their parent\u2019s property.<\/p>\n Father: a male parent<\/p>\n Mother: a female parent<\/p>\n Dad (informal): one’s father<\/p>\n Mum, mummy, mom (informal): one’s mother<\/p>\n Parent: father or mother<\/p>\n Child (Plural Children): a son or daughter of any age<\/p>\n Son: a male child<\/p>\n Daughter: a female child<\/p>\n Brother: a man or boy in relation to other children of his parents<\/p>\n Sister: a woman or girl in relation to other children of her parents<\/p>\n Grandfather (Informal grandpa): the father of one’s father or mother<\/p>\n Paternal grandfather: the father of one’s father<\/p>\n Maternal grandfather: the father of one’s mother<\/p>\n Grandmother (Informal grandma): the mother of one’s father or mother<\/p>\n Paternal grandmother: the mother of one’s father<\/p>\n Maternal grandmother: the mother of one’s mother<\/p>\n Grandson: a boy child of one’s son or daughter<\/p>\n Granddaughter: a girl child of one’s son or daughter<\/p>\n Uncle: the brother of one’s father or mother or the husband of one’s aunt<\/p>\n Aunt: the sister of one’s father or mother or the wife of one’s uncle<\/p>\n Cousin: any child of one’s uncle or aunt<\/p>\n Nephew: a son of one’s brother or sister or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law<\/p>\n Niece: a daughter of one’s brother or sister or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law<\/p>\n Fianc\u00e9e: a woman to whom a man is engaged to be married<\/p>\n Fiance: a man to whom a woman is engaged to be married<\/p>\n Bride: a woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event<\/p>\n Bridegroom: a man on his wedding day or just before and after the event<\/p>\n Wife: the woman to whom a particular man is married<\/p>\n Husband: the man to whom a particular woman is married<\/p>\n Spouse: one’s husband or wife<\/p>\n Father-in-law: the father of one’s husband or wife<\/p>\n Mother-in-law: the mother of one’s husband or wife<\/p>\n Sister-in-law: the sister of one’s husband or wife or the wife of one’s brother or brother-in-law<\/p>\n Brother-in-law: the brother of one’s husband or wife or the husband of one’s sister or sister-in-law<\/p>\n Son-in-law: the husband of one’s daughter<\/p>\n Daughter-in-law: the wife of one’s son<\/p>\n Godparent: A person who presents a child at baptism and promises to be responsible for their religious education<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" English family vocabulary A family is a wonderful institution and the ties that exist between the members of a family are stronger than any other relationships. 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