Family Links
Below is a list showing how families are linked together.
Grandfather (male) is the father of one of your parents
Grandmother (female) is the mother of one of your parents
Each family has two sets of Grandparents
Husband (Male) Wife (Female)
Husband and Wife become a Father (Male) and Mother (Female) once they have children
Children are either boys (Male) or girls (Female)
A male child is the son of his parents
A female child is the daughter of her parents
If there is more than one child in a family and they are different sexes they are brother (Male) and sister (Female)
If the children are both boys they become brothers
If the children are both girls they become sisters
Large families will probably have a mixture of both brothers and sisters.
Brothers and sisters are also called siblings
The sister of your father or mother is called Auntie
The brother of your father or mother in called Uncle
If you are a boy your uncles and aunts refer to you as their Nephew
If you are a girl your uncles and aunts refer to you as their Niece
The children of your parent’s brothers or sisters are called Cousins
Once you marry your husband or wife become the son-
And your parents become your husband or wife’s father-
Once you marry your husband or wife become brother-
A Family with one child is called “A one child family”
A Family with only one parent (for some reason the mother or father is not around) is called “A one parent family”
