Kinship

General words for family relationships, not for specific terms.

• What words are used to indicate that two people are related?
  be related (to someone)
• What words refer to the relationship among members of a family?
  kinship relationship close relation
• What words refer to a member of your family or larger kin group?
  relative in-law kinsman relation distant relation distantly related extended family folk house household kin kindred kinfolk kinsman kinswoman
• What words refer to groups of people who are related by kinship?
  family clan tribe nation
• What words refer to a single generation?
  generation

• Related by birth
  • Grandfather, grandmother
  • Father, mother
  • Brother, sister
  • Son, daughter
  • Grandson, granddaughter
  • Uncle, aunt
  • Cousin
  • Nephew, niece
  • Birth order
• Related by marriage
  • Husband, wife
  • In-law
• Widow, widower
• Orphan
• Illegitimate child
• Adopt
• Non-relative
• Family, clan
• Race