Family Relationships in English And Phrases

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Table of family relationships in english!

Male Female Relationship
Father Mother Parent
Son Daughter Child
Husband Wife Spouse
Brother Sister Sibling
Grandfather Grandmother Grandparents
Grandson Granddaughter Grandchild
Uncle Aunt Parent's sibling
Nephew Niece Sibling's child
Cousin Cousin Aunt's/uncle's child

BASIC WORDS
1) Father : Somebody’s male parent
2) Mother : Somebody’s female parent
3) Parent : Somebody’s father or mother
4) Son : Somebody’s male child
5) Daughter : Somebody’s female child
6) Husband : The man who a woman is married to
7) Wife : The woman who a man is married to
8) Spouse : Somebody married to another person; husband or wife
9) Brother : A boy or man who has the same parents as another person
10) Sister : A girl or woman who has the same parents as another person
11) Sibling : A brother or sister
12) Elder brother/sister : A brother/sister who is older than you
13) Younger brother/sister : Brother/sister who is younger than you
14) Grandfather : Somebody’s parent’s father
15) Grandmother : Somebody’s parent’s mother
16) Grandparent : Somebody’s parent’s parent
17) Great grandfather : a father of your grandparent
18) Great grandmother : a mother of your grandparent
19) Grandson : Somebody’s son’s or daughter’s son
20) Granddaughter : Somebody’s son’s or daughter’s daughter
21) Grandchild : Somebody’s son’s or daughter’s child
22) Uncle : Somebody’s mother’s or father’s brother; your aunt’s husband
23) Aunt : Somebody’s mother’s or father’s sister; your uncle’s wife
24) Nephew : Somebody’s brother’s or sister’s son; your husband’s or wife’s
brother’s or sister’s son
25) Niece : Somebody’s brother’s or sister’s daughter; your husband’s or
wife’s brother’s or sister’s daughter
26) Cousin : Somebody’s parent’s brother’s or sister’s child; somebody’s
aunt’s or uncle’s child
27) Stepfather : Your mother’s husband (not your real father)
28) Stepmother : Your father’s wife (not your real mother)
29) Stepbrother : Your stepfather’s or stepmother’s son (at least one of your
parents is different)
30) Stepsister : Your stepfather’s or stepmother’s daughter (at least one of your
parents is different)
31) Stepson : Your spouse’s son (from an earlier marriage)
32) Stepdaughter : Your spouse’s daughter (from an earlier marriage)
33) Father-in-law : Your spouse’s father
34) Mother-in-law : Your spouse’s mother
35) Brother-in-law : Your spouse’s brother
36) Sister-in-law : Your spouse’s sister
37) Son-in-law : Your daughter’s husband
38) Daughter-in-law : Your son’s wife
39) Boyfriend : a boy or man that a girl or woman goes out with
40) Girlfriend : a girl or woman that a boy or man goes out with
 41) Widow : a woman whose husband has died
42) Widower : a man whose wife has died
43) Bachelor : a man who has never been married
44) Spinster : a woman who has never been married
45) Single :a person who isn’t married and doesn’t have a boyfriend/girlfriend

1. ords and Phrases with Examples

1. baby : a very young child

 I always do some housework when the baby is sleeping in the afternoon.

2. infant : a baby or very young child, newborn child

 My sister is 14 years old, but sometimes she acts like an infant.

3. toddler : a young child who has just learnt to walk

 Toddlers can walk, but they don’t always talk yet.

4. marriage : legal relationship between a husband and wife

 She only has a stepdaughter from her husband’s first marriage, but she likes her as her
own

5. marry (sb), get married to sb : become somebody’s husband or wife

 My father was 29 and my mother was 25 when they got married.

6. go out (with sb) : spend time with somebody and have a romantic or sexual relationship
with them

 My parents had been going out for two years before they got married.
 My mother doesn’t like that I go out with Tom; she says he’s too old for me.
7. get engaged : agree to marry somebody

 Imagine, my sister has just got engaged to a footballer, they’re planning to get married
in the summer.

8. wedding : the act of marrying, a marriage ceremony (and the meal or party that
usually follows it)

9. bride : a woman on her wedding day, or just before or just after it

10. (bride)groom : a man on his wedding day, or just before or just after it

 The prince’s wedding ceremony will take place in the cathedral. Then the bride and the
groom will be taken to the wedding reception in an open Rolls Royce.

11. honeymoon : a holiday taken by a couple who have just got married

 We couldn’t go to the Bahamas on honeymoon, but we felt sitting on the top of the world
even in a campsite at the local lake.

12. divorce : the legal ending of a marriage; end your marriage legally

 Unfortunately, very many marriages end in a divorce in our country.

 She divorced her husband immediately when she learned he had a secret girlfriend.
 My friend and his wife got divorced at last, after long years of quarrel and disagreement.