The following English words relating to family could be used beside your own words to talk about relations and family members.

English Words Relating to Family

Word/phrase	Function	Meaning
1.Parents/2.Grandparents	Nouns	1. A person who is a father or mother/2. A parent of your father or mother.
Father/Dad/Daddy	Nouns	A male parent.
Mother/Mom/Mama/Mommy	Nouns	A female parent.
1.Child /Children/kids/ 2. baby 3.Son/4.Daughter	Nouns	1. A son or daughter 2. A very young child 3. A male child 4. A female child.
1.Brother /2. Sister	Nouns	1. A boy or man who has one or both of the same parents As you/2. A girl or woman who has one or both of the same parents as you.
1.Grandfather/Granddad/ Grandpa 2.Grandmother/Grandma	Nouns	1. The father of your father or mother/2. the mother of your father or mother.
1.Grandson / 2. Granddaughter	Nouns	1. A son of your son or daughter/ 2. A daughter of your son or daughter.
1.Uncle /2. Aunt /3.Cousin/ 4.Nephew / 5.Niece	Nouns	1. The brother of your father or mother or the husband of your aunt 2. The sister of your father or mother or the wife of your uncle 3. A child of your uncle or aunt 4. A son of your brother or sister 5. A daughter of your brother or sister.
1.Fiancé /2. Fiancée/ 3. Bride/ 4. Groom	Nouns	1. A man that a woman is engaged to be married to 2. A woman that a man is engaged to be married to 3. A woman who has just married or is about to be married 4. A man who has just married or is about to be married.
Wife	Noun	A married woman: the woman someone is married to.
Husband	Noun	A married man: the man someone is married to.
Spouse	Noun	Someone who is married: a husband or wife.
Father-in-law	Noun	The father of your husband or wife.
Mother-in-law	Noun	The mother of your husband or wife.
Son-in-law	Noun	The husband of your daughter.
Daughter-in-law	Noun	The wife of your son.
Brother-in-law	Noun	The brother of your husband or wife/ the husband of your sister.
Sister-in-law	Noun	The sister of your husband or wife/ the wife of your brother

Idioms related to the topic family:

The black sheep – A black sheep in the family‘ is someone who is different from the rest of the family. It is usually meant in a negative way, but not always.

Push my buttons – Someone who knows how to push your buttons‘ is someone who knows exactly how to annoy or irritate you. It is usually said that a person‘s family knows how to push their buttons‘.

Runs in the family – If a characteristic or trait runs in the family it means it appears in many or all members of the family. For example, hair color or a personality trait, like stubbornness.

Chalk and cheese – if two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other.

Blood is thicker than water – People who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to people outside the family.

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