Family Relationships

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Family Relationships

male relatives female relatives either sex

father mother parent


grandfather grandmother grandparent
husband wife spouse
son daughter child
brother sister only child
uncle aunt sibling
great-grandfather great-grandmother

grandson granddaughter
great-grandparent
nephew niece
son-in-law daughter-in-law cousin
father-in-law grandchild
mother-in-law
step father step mother
step son step daughter
half-brother half-sister in-laws
adopted son adopted daughter step child
foster son foster daughter adopted child
godson goddaughter foster child
godchild

marital status additional vocabulary

married relatives
single, unmarried, a bachelor (male) immediate
a widow (female), a widower (male) family
engaged extended family
separated ancestors
divorced descendants
orphan
twins
triplets
maternal
paternal
Vocabulary Review – The Family
Directions: Complete the following sentences using your list of family vocabu- lary.

1. Your brother or sister is your .


2. Your mother and father are your____________________________,
3. Your mother’s sister is your .
4. Your daughter’s husband is your .
5. Your sister’s son is your .
6. Your brother’s wife is your .
7. Your sister’s daughter is your .
8. Your father’s brother is your .
9. Your aunt’s or uncle’s children are your______________________.
10.Your father, mother, sister and brother are your_______________.
11.Your husband’s mother is your .
12.Your daughter’s son is your .
13.A person who has no brothers or sisters is called an:
______________________________________.
14.Your mother’s new husband (not your father) is
your______________.
15.A child whose mother and father are dead is
an___________.
16.An unmarried man is called or a
_________________.
17.A woman whose husband has died is
a____________________.
18.Your mother’s parents are your___________________.
19.Your father’s parents are your____________________.
20.A child who you have legal custody of, but is not your
biological child, is your ____________child.

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