common-law marriage - two years living together
Uncle Joe
Uncle Fred
respect for close family friends, not related by blood - Uncle Bob
Great Great Grandfather - your grandfather's grandfather
Great grandson
in-law related by marriage
husband or wife - partner
blended family - partners with kids from other relationships join together into a new family
half brother - same mother, different father or vice versa
adopted - join your family by law, not related by blood, take your name, same as your birth children
foster - take care of them, not your family, when they are adults they are independent
godson -
niece - sister's daughter, brother's daughter, sibling's daughter
parents
spouse, husband, wife, partner
only child
sibling - brother/sister
cousin - uncle's or aunt's kids
Marital Status - relationship situation
married by a priest, religious person, married by "a justice of the peace"
bachelor
confirmed bachelor
immediate family - close family (parents and siblings)
extended family - aunts, uncles, cousins, second cousins, etc
ancestors - relatives from far in the past, way way back, ancient relatives
descendants - relatives from far in the future, way way in the future
orphan - a child with no parents
maternal - mother's side of the famaily
paternal - father's side of the family
e.g. your maternal grandmother - your mother's mother
your paternal grandmother - your father's mother
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