The Family
| Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|
| father | mother |
| son | daughter |
| brother | sister |
| husband | wife |
| When you have children, you are a parent. | |
| If you are a male parent, you are a father. | |
| If you are female parent, you are a mother. | |
| If one of your children is a boy, he is your son. | |
| If one of your children is a girl, she is your daughter. | |
| When a couple gets married, the man is the husband, and the woman is his wife. | |
| A brother and sister both have the same parents. | |
| One collective word to describe brothers and sisters is siblings. However this word is normally only used in written English, not orally. | |
| Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Forefathers | |
| Great-great grandfathe | Great-great grandmother |
| Great grandfather | Great grandmotherr |
| Grandfather | Grandmother |
| Father | Mother |
| Son | Daughter |
| Grandson | Granddaughter |
| Great grandson | Great granddaughter |
| Great-great grandson | Great-great granddaughter |
| uncle: the brother (or brother-in-law) of your mother/father | |
| aunt: the sister (or sister-in-law)of your mother/father | |
| cousin: the child of your aunt/uncle | |
| nephew: the male child of your brother/sister | |
| niece: the female child of your brother/sister | |
| When a couple gets married, the man is the husband, and the woman is his wife. | |
| A brother and sister both have the same parents. | |
| One collective word to describe brothers and sisters is siblings. However this word is normally only used in written English, not orally. | |
| 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 |
| brother-in-law: the husband of your sister |
| sister-in-law: the wife of your brother |
| Note: To refer to more than one brother-in-law or sister-in-law etc. we has an S to the brother/sister part. e.g. My brothers-in-law are fun. My sisters-in-laws are crazy |
| Nowadays in many countries a person can get married more than once.
These are the terms used to describe the "new" members of the family when someone gets remarried.
"Step-" means that you are related as a result of one parent marrying again |
| stepfather: the (new) husband of your mother but not your biological father |
| stepmother: the (new) wife of your father but not your biological mother |
| stepson: the son of your (new) husband / wife (he is not your biological son) |
| daughter-in-law: the wife of your son |
| stepdaughter: the daughter of your (new) husband / wife (she is not your biological daughter) |
| stepsister: the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather |
| stepbrother: the son of your stepmother or stepfather |
| Sometimes one of your parents gets married again and they have more children. There |
| half-brother: the brother you have only one parent in common with |
| half-sister: the sister you only have one parent in common with |
| Even if your parent didn't get married (and had the child outside of marriage), they are still your half-brother or half-sister.
However, note that it is common to still call your half-brother or half-sister just your brother or sister (without adding the half- part). |