Family Links

Names Related to Family Members

Grandfather (male) is the father of one of your parents

Grandmother (female) is the mother of one of your parents

Each family has two sets of Grandparents

Husband (Male)   Wife (Female)

Husband and Wife become Father (Male) and Mother (Female) once they have children

Children are either Boys (Male) or Girls (Female)

A male child is the Son of his parents

A female child is the Daughter of her parents

Different sex children in the same family are either Brother (Male) or Sister (Female)

If the children are both boys they are Brothers

If the children are both girls they are Sisters

Brothers and sisters are also called Siblings

The sister of your father or mother is called Auntie

The brother of your father or mother in called Uncle

If you are a boy your uncles and aunts refer to you as their Nephew

If you are a girl your uncle and aunt refer to you as their Niece

The children of your parent’s brothers or sisters are called your Cousins

Once you marry your husband or wife become the Son-in-Law or Daughter-in-Law of your parents

And your parents become your husband or wife’s Father-in-Law or Mother-in-Law

Once you marry your husband or wife become Brother-in-Law or sister in law to your brothers or sisters

A Family with one child is called “A One Child Family”

A Family with only one parent (for some reason the mother or father is not around) is called “A One Parent Family”