kinship
human relationship term; web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of most humans in most societies; form of social connection
niece
female child of a sibling or half-sibling
granduncle
grandparent's brother
elder brother
male elder sibling
grandnephew
sibling's grandson
maternal grandmother
mother's mother. Avoid using with "relative" (P1038): add item for mother instead
semi-identical twins
twins who have identical maternal DNA but non-identical paternal DNA
grandfather
male grandparent
second uncle
male first cousin of one's parent
Chinese kinship
Family relationships in China
lineal descendant
blood relative in the direct line of descent
granddaughter
female grandchild. Avoid using with "relative" (P1038): add item for child instead and list there (both with "child" (P40))
great-great-grandchild
great-grandchild's child
great-grandchild
grandchild's child
biological father
man from whose sperm cell a child is born and whose DNA can be found in the child
biological mother
woman who gave birth to a child or who gave DNA to the child
identical twin
type of sibling
parent
progenitor or caregiver of the offspring in their own species, inverse label for property P40
cognate
one who is related to another only throught a female line
first-born
first offspring of someone
great-grandmother
female great-grandparent
brother-in-law
male sibling-in-law
grandchild
child's child. Avoid using with "relative" (P1038): add item for child instead and list there (both with "child" (P40))
blended family
family consisting of two adults and children including one or more that they have with previous partners
son-in-law
male child-in-law
grandniece
sibling's granddaughter
maternal aunt
mother’s sister
paternal parallel cousin
child of brother of father
younger sister
female younger sibling
Dual kinship system
types of kinship systems in which there is (not necessarily equivalent) matrilineal and patrilineal principle of origin
paternal uncle
father's brother
surrogate mother
woman who agrees to become pregnant and deliver a child for another party
uncle or aunt
parent's sibling or parent's sibling-in-law
great-great-grandparent
great-grandparent's parent
adoptive father
male adoptive parent
great-grandaunt
great-grandparent's sister
twin sister
female twin of a person
uncle
parent's brother or parent's brother-in-law
milk kinship
type of fostering allegiance formed during nursing by a non-biological mother
offshoot
branch, descendant, or scion of a family or race
germanity
kinship shared by the lineage of a couple, such as siblings, aunts/uncles and nephews/nieces as well as cousins
grandmother
female grandparent
father's younger brother
type of paternal uncle, younger brother of father
oldest son
status
half-brother
male half-sibling
summary relative
relationship between the biological children of a couple and the biological children of only one parent of the couple
great-granduncle
great-grandparent's brother
male first cousin
male first degree cousin
outer kin
maternal and all descendants of female members of a Chinese clan
cross-cousin
child of a maternal uncle or of a paternal aunt