Family and Relatives. Family. Adoption and related words. Relatives. Relatives by marriage. Age groups and related words

Family and Relatives

Family

father; mother; parents;

son; daughter; child; children; offspring;

brother; sister; sibling; siblings;

twins; twin brothers; twin brother; twin sisters; twin sister;

younger brother; kid brother; older sister; elder sister;

to bring up children; to raise children;

Formal words: offspring (i. e., child or children); sibling (i. e., brother or sister); spouse (i. e., husband or wife).

grandfather; grandmother; granny; grandparents;

grandson; granddaughter; grandchild; grandchildren;

great-grandfather; great-grandmother; great-grandchild;

Adoption and related words

adopted son; adopted daughter; adopted child;

half-brother (half brother); half-sister (half sister);

stepfather; stepmother; stepbrother; stepsister; stepchild;

foster family; foster father; foster mother; foster parents; foster home;

foster son; foster daughter; foster child; foster brother; foster sister;

to adopt a child; to foster a child; orphan, orphans;

Relatives

uncle; aunt; nephew; niece;

cousin; first cousin; second cousin;

close relatives; distant relatives;

closest relatives; nearest relatives; next of kin; immediate family;

family members; members of the family; head of the household;

my family; my relatives; my folks; my kin; my kinfolk (kinsfolk);

Relatives by marriage

in-laws; father-in-law; mother-in-law;

son-in-law; daughter-in-law; brother-in-law; sister-in-law;

Note the plural: two sons-in-law; three daughters-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law.

Note the possessive case: my father-in-law's house; my sister-in-law's car.

Age groups and related words

boy, girl; male child; female child; man, woman;

child; baby; newborn baby; infant; toddler; little boy; little girl; kid; childhood;

teenager; teenage boy; teenage girl; adolescent;

young boy; youngster; youth, youths; lad; young girl;

young man; young woman; adult; grownup;

middle-aged man; middle-aged woman; old man; old woman;

senior members of the family; younger members of the family;