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Mar 4, 2024 · The In-Laws. The in-laws are the members of the family of your spouse (the person you are married to) or via a marriage in your family: father-in-law: the father of your spouse. mother-in-law: the mother of your spouse. son-in-law: the husband of your daughter. daughter-in-law: the wife of your son.
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Jul 9, 2024 · The father of a person’s parent, who is one generation older than the person. Example: The person’s grandfather taught them how to fish and shared stories about his childhood.
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- Distant Family
Your nuclear family is your immediate family. Usually, it’s the family who lives together in one house and typically consists of a mother, father and their children. But as you’ll see, it can get a little more complicated.
Uncle
Wait — what exactly does it mean? An uncle can be one of four people: 1. Your mother’s brother 2. Your father’s brother 3. Your mother’s sister’s husband 4. Your father’s sister’s husband A lot of languages have different words for each of these people. But not English — one word for all of these people!
Aunt
Wait — what exactly does it mean? Your aunt can be one of four people: 1. Your mother’s sister 2. Your father’s sister 3. Your mother’s brother’s wife 4. Your father’s brother’s wife One word for all of them! Efficient, right?
Cousin
Wait — what exactly does it mean? Your cousin is your uncle and aunt’s child. In some languages, there are different words depending on which side of the family your cousin is, or whether your cousin is male or female. Again, this is where English is pretty efficient. We use one word for all of them! They are all cousins!
Distant cousins
Wait — what exactly does it mean? One of our readers, Emma, actually asked us about this in the comments section of an older post, which led me to write this one. Thanks, Emma! So here we go …
Dec 5, 2017 · What do you call members of your immediate and distant families in English? Find the words explained in a simple way.
Your family members are also called your relatives. You have an immediate or nuclear family and an extended family. Your immediate family includes your father, mother and siblings.
My husband is 37 and still calls his father daddy. I do as well, and I'm 39. Also, my parents and their siblings called their fathers daddy always. It's fine to call them what you and they prefer.
For example, your aunts and uncles are your relatives but not your ancestors, because you don’t descend from them. A common ancestor is someone you and a relative both descend from. For example, your parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents are all common ancestors to you and your siblings.
