Are you a beginner or an intermediate and want to name your family members based on the kinship in-between, but your English does not allow for it yet?
Don’t worry, we’ve got your back!
Today, we are going to talk about relatives and family relationships in English. Enjoy your read, and don’t forget to take the quiz when you’re confident and feel like it.
Well, without further ado, let’s get started.
What is kinship?
According to Oxford dictionary, kinship is:
“blood relationship.”
“a sharing of characteristics or origins.”
Yes, exactly, we’re going to tackle the blood relationship within a family.
Throughout this series, we will demonstrate the following:
Part ONE:
- What are family generations?
- Example of family generations: British Royal Family
- Great-grandparents
- Grandparents
- Parents
- Children
- Brothers
- Brother-in-law
- Step-brother and half-brother
- Step-father
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Part TWO:
- Step-mother
- Foster mother
- Foster father
- What is the Difference between Step-brother and Half-brother?
- Sisters
- Sister-in-law
- step-sisters and half-sisters.
- Son
- Daughter
- Son-in-law
Part THREE
- Daughter-in-law
- Nephew
- Niece
- Uncle
- Great-uncle
- Aunt
- Great-aunt
- Cousin
- Marital Status
What are family generations?
Family generations that usually share the same household are grandparents, parents, children, and sometimes even great-grandparents.
Check the illustration below!
Example of family generations: British Royal Family
Great-grandparents
Well, great-grandparents are great-grandfather and great-grandmother.
Great-grandfather is:
– the father of your grandfather
– the grandfather of your father
– and the husband of your great-grandmother.
Great-grandmother is:
– the mother of your grandmother
– the grandmother of your mother
– and the wife of your great-grandfather.
Based again on the sample of the British royal family, let’s see the blood kinship of the different members of the royal family from the view and angle of the great-grandparents. Check the illustration below!
Grandparents
In a similar fashion, grandparents are grandfather and grandmother.
Grandfather is:
– the father of your father
– the son of your great-grandparents
– and the husband of your grandmother.
Grandmother is:
– the mother of your mother
– the daughter of your great-grandparents
– and the wife of your grandfather.
Remark: A person can have grandparents and great-grandparents from both directions, mother and father.
Now, let’s look at the blood kinship of the different members of the royal family from the angle of the grandparents. Check the illustration below!
Parents
Parents are father and mother.
Father is:
– the son of your grandparents
– the grandson of your great-grandparents
– and the husband of your mother.
Mother is:
– the daughter of your grandparents
– the granddaughter of your great-grandparents
– and the wife of your father.
Look at the illustration below and see how the different members of the royal family are related by blood to the parents.
Children
Finally, Children are the family members distinguished by their very young age. Children can be brothers, sisters, infants, siblings, and cousins.
The word “children” is the plural of “child” which, in turn, is synonymous with the word “kid”.
Look at the illustration below and see how the different members of the royal family are related by blood to the child “me”.
Brothers
Brothers are the male offspring of one’s parents.
Brother-in-law is the husband of one’s sister.
There are, also, step-brothers and half-brothers. However, how are they any different from ordinary brothers?
Let’s tap on this in a little while and find out.
Step-father
Step-father is the husband of your mother. He is not your biological father.
Here is an example from the famous and unprecedented series of Prison Break.
Would love to learn more? don’t hesitate to go to PART 2!