Members of the family in English
This is you.
You have a father
father
and a mother
mother
They are your parents
Sometimes you have a brother
brother and or a sister
sister
Your mother and your father also have parents.
The father of your mother
or as we normally say your mother's father.
He is your
grandfather
Your mother's mother is your
grandmother
Your grandfather and your grandmother are your
grandparents
Sometimes your mother or father have brothers and sisters
If your mother has a brother,
he is your uncle
uncle
If your mother has a sister
She is your aunt
or aunt
The pronunciation of aunt is British English
aunt is American English
If your aunt is married to a man,
he is also your
uncle
When your uncle and aunt have children,
they are your
cousins
We use the word cousin for a male or female
Now,
imagine you are married.
If you are married to a woman,
she is your wife
wife
If you are married to a man, he is your husband
husband
If you have children the boy is your
son
The girl is your daughter
daughter
Your son and daughter are your children
children
Now imagine your daughter is married.
She has a husband.
He is your son-in-law
son-in-law
If your son is married, he has a wife
She is your daughter-in-law
daughter-in-law
If you are a man, you are her father-in-law
father-in-law
If you are a woman, you are her mother-in-law
mother-in-law
Now what happens, if your son or daughter have children
If your son or daughter have a son,
he is your grandson
grandson
If your son or daughter have a daughter,
she is your granddaughter
granddaughter
Now, imagine your brother is married. He has a wife.
His wife is your
sister-in-law
If your brother has a son,
he is your nephew
nephew
If your brother has a daughter, she is your niece.
niece