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 grandfather Your mother's mother is your grandmother 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 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 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 sister-in-law If your brother has a son, he is your nephew nephew If your brother has a daughter, she is your niece.
