Family ties (between relatives): who belongs to whom, names
On this page, the most common family ties are considered: who is the uncle and aunt, niece, brother-in-law and daughter-in-law. The connection of relatives is the basis not only for building interpersonal relationships. Relationships between relatives form the basis of family and inheritance law and determine many aspects of the life of a modern person. Further on the page you can find out how family ties are called, and how people relate to each other.
The name of the relationship follows in the form of a list, the concepts are arranged in descending order of popularity.
A husband is a man in relation to the woman with whom he is married.
A wife is a woman in relation to the man she is married to.
The father-in-law is the husband's father.
The mother-in-law is the husband's mother.
Father-in -law is the wife's father.
The mother -in-law is the wife's mother.
The brother -in-law is the husband's brother.
Brother -in-law is the wife's brother.
The sister -in-law is the sister of the husband.
A sister-in-law is the wife's sister.
A brother-in-law is the husband of a sister-in-law.
A son-in- law is the husband of a daughter, the husband of a sister, the husband of a sister-in-law.
The daughter -in-law is the son's wife in relation to the father.
The daughter-in-law is the wife of a brother, the wife of a son to his mother, the wife of one brother in relation to the wife of another brother; also used instead of "daughter-in-law", "sister-in-law", "sister-in-law".
A matchmaker is the father of one of the spouses in relation to the parents of the other.
A matchmaker is the mother of one of the spouses in relation to the parents of the other.
Grandfather (grandfather) – the father of the father or mother.
Grandmother (grandmother) – the mother of the father or mother.
A cousin is the uncle of a father or mother.
A great aunt is the aunt of a father or mother.
Grandson (granddaughter) – the son (daughter) of a daughter or son in relation to a grandfather or grandmother. Accordingly, a cousin (granddaughter) is the son (daughter) of a nephew or niece.
Nephew (niece) – the son (daughter) of a brother or sister (relatives, cousins, second cousins). Accordingly, the child of a cousin (sister) is a cousin, a second cousin (sister) is a second cousin.
Great-nephew (niece) – the grandson (granddaughter) of a brother or sister.
Uncle (uncle, uncle) – the brother of the father or mother, the husband of an aunt.
Aunt (aunt, aunt) – the sister of the father or mother in relation to nephews. Uncle's wife in relation to his nephews.
Uniuterine (brother, sister) – having a common mother. Half-blooded (brother, sister) – having a common father, but different mothers. Consolidated (brother, sister) – being a brother (sister) by stepfather or stepmother.
Cousin – who is related by grandfather or grandmother to the children of their sons and daughters.
A second cousin is the son of a cousin or cousin.
A cousin is the daughter of an uncle or aunt.
A second cousin is the daughter of a cousin or cousin.
Kum, godfather – godfather and mother in relation to the parents of the godson and to each other.
Stepmother – the father's wife in relation to his children from another marriage, a stepmother.
Stepfather – mother's husband in relation to her children from another marriage, stepfather.
A stepson is a non-native son of one of the spouses, who is related to the other spouse.
A stepdaughter is a step-daughter of one of the spouses, who comes as a native to the other spouse.
Adoptive father (mother) – adopting, adopting someone.
Adopted son (daughter) – adopted, adopted by someone.
Adoptive son-in-law (primak) – a son-in-law adopted into the wife's family, living in the wife's house.