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a person who was a member of one's family a long

ancestor
time ago and from whom one is descended
the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of
aunt
one's uncle
bachelor an unmarried man
best man the bridegroom's attendant at a wedding
bride a woman on her wedding day
bride-groom a man on his wedding day
girl or young unmarried woman attending a bride at
brides-maid
her wedding
the title given to a male child to describe his
brother
relationship to the other children of his parents
brother-in-law the brother of one's husband or wife
the title given to a female child to describe her
daughter
relationship to the other children of her parents
ex-husband former husband
extended
family including aunts, uncles and other relatives
family
ex-wife former wife
father a male parent
father-in-law the father of one's husband or wife
a male person to whom one is engaged to be
fiancé
married
a female person to whom one is engaged to be
fiancée
married
first born (one's) oldest child
forebears (plural) ancestors
forefathers (plural) ancestors
foster
a child that has been fostered in another child's
brother /
family
sister
foster parent /
mother / a parson who looks after a child not his or her own
father
godfather / a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take
godmother an active interest in its welfare
goddaughter /
godson / a child who has a godparent or godparents
godchild
grandchild the child of one's son or daughter
granddaughter the daughter of one's son or daughter
grandfather the father of one's father or mother
grandmother the mother of one's father or mother
grandson the son of one's son or daughter
great aunt sister of one's grandmother / grandfather
great
grandfather / grandfather / grandmother of one's father or mother
grandmother
great
granddaughter granddaughter / grandson / grandchild of one's son
/ grandson / or daughter
grandchild
great nephew grandson of one's sister or brother
great niece granddaughter of one's sister or brother
great uncle brother of one's grandmother / grandfather
half brother brother by one parent only
half sister sister by one parent only
a person who by law receives wealth, property when
heir / heiress
the owner dies
husband a man to whom a woman is married
mother a female parent
mother-in-law the mother of one's husband or wife
nephew son of one's sister or brother
niece daughter of one's sister or brother
orphan a child who has lost both parents
one of the two persons who are jointly the cause of
parent
one's birth
parent-in-law the parent of one's husband or wife
a person who belongs to the same family as oneself
relation
either by birth or because of marriage
relative a member of one's family; a relation
siblings brothers and / or sisters
the title given to a female child to describe his
sister
relationship to the other children of his parents
sister-in-law the sister of one's husband or wife
a male child (when spoken of in relation to his
son
parents)
son-in-law the husband of one's daughter
spouse a husband or a wife
stepbrother / a daughter or son of a person's stepfather or
stepsister stepmother
a child showing a relationship not by blood, but by
stepchild
another marriage
stepdaughter / a son or daughter from another marriage of a
stepson person's wife or husband
the husband, of a person's own mother, who is not
stepfather
the person's father
the wife, of a person's own father, who is not the
stepmother
person's mother
one of two children born of the same mother at the
twin
same time
the brother of a person's father or mother, or the
uncle
husband of an aunt
widow a woman whose husband is dead
widower a man whose wife is dead
wife the woman to whom one is married

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