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
mother
female parent
aunt
parent's sister or parent's sister-in-law
son
male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents
sister
female sibling
kinship
biology
second cousin
child of a parent's first cousin
compadre
relationship between the parents and godparents of a child in Latin Catholic culture
father's older brother
type of paternal uncle
Philippine kinship
system of kinship common in the Philippines
supposititious child
offspring or claimed offspring that does not have inheritance rights
wife's brother
brother of wife
younger brother
male younger sibling
grandson
male grandchild. Avoid using with "relative" (P1038): create the missing generation instead
maternal uncle or aunt
sibling of a mother
paternal grandfather
father's father. Avoid using with "relative" (P1038): add item for father instead
child
first-degree relative, direct descendant of parent
great-great-grandfather
male great-great-grandparent
milk brother
men who have been breastfed by the same woman
twin brother
male twin
agnate
relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family
biological parent
parent directly biologically related to their biological child
progenitor
founder of a family line
concubine
a legal partner lesser than a husband or wife
maternal grandfather
mother's father. Avoid using with "relative" (P1038): add item for mother instead
elder sister
female elder sibling
cognatic kinship
mode of descent
paternal grandmother
father's mother. Avoid using with "relative" (P1038): add item for father instead
second aunt
female first cousin of one's parent
daughter-in-law
wife of a person's child
cousin
descendant of an ancestor's sibling
second-degree relative
someone who shares 25% of a person's genes: uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, grandparents, grandchildren, half-siblings, and double cousins
half-sibling
one of two or more individuals having one parent in common
adoptive mother
female adoptive parent
gay fathers
gay male parents
grandparent
parent's parent
ancestor
person from whom another person is descended
Chinese kin
family structures in Chinese culture
paternal aunt
father’s sister
daughter's son
male child of daughter
relative
person considered to have a family relationship with another
wife of uncle
type of in-law
adoptive parent
person who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption
third-degree relative
blood relative that constitutes a segment of the extended family, sharing (on average) ⅛ (12.5%) of genes: first cousins, great grandparents, great grandchildren, etc.
father
male parent
sibling
one of two or more individuals having at least one parent in common
girlfriend
regular female companion in a platonic, romantic or sexual relationship
niece or nephew
child of a sibling or half-sibling
first cousin
child of an uncle or aunt
lineage
type of group that share kinship