the relationship of family members
ancestry/'Qnsestri/ the family or the race of people that you are descended from ancestor/'QnsestE/ a person in your family who lived a long time ago. grandfather/'grQnfa:DE/ the father of your father or mother also :grandad,granddad(dy),grandpa granddaddy: the first or greatest example of something.
grandmother/'grQnmVDE/ the mother of your father or mother also: grandma granny grandchild/grQntSaild/ a child of your son or daughter grandson/'grQnsVn/ a son of your son or daughter granddaughter/'grQndO:tE/ a daughter of your son or daughter parent/'peErEnt/ a person's father or mother parent-in-law : the parents of your husband or wife father/fa:DE/ a male parent of a child or an animal or a person who is acting as the father to a child 1.from father to son :from one generation of a family to the next 2.like father like son: used to say that a son's character or behaviour is similar to that of his father father-in-law: the father of your husband or wife mother-in-law:the mother of your husband or wife mother/'mVDE/ a female parent of a child or animal or a person who is acting as a mother to a child 1.at your mother's knee (when you were very young) I learnt these songs at my mother's knee. 2.the mother of (all)sth used to emphasize that sth is very large ,unpleasant, important,etc. mother-to-be: a woman who is pregnant/pregnEnt/ mother superior : a woman who is the head of a female religious community, especially a convent aunt/a:nt/ the sister of your father or mother the wife or your uncle uncle/'VNkl/ the brother of your mother or father the husband of your aunt husband'hVzbEnd/ the man that a woman is married to ; a married man wife/waif/ the woman that a man is married to; a married woman son/sVn/ a person's male child daughter/'dO:tE/ a person's female child sister/'sistE/ a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person brother/'brVDE/ a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person [exclamtion] used to express the fact that you are annoyed or surprised oh,brother! brother-in-law :the brother of your husband or wife;your sister's brother;the hunsband of your husband's or wife's sister sister-in-law : the sister of your husband or wife; your brother's wife; the wife of your hunsband's or wife's brother nephew/nevju:/ the son of your brother or sister;the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister niece/ni:s/ the daughter of yourbrother or sister ;the daughter or your husband's or wife's brother or sister cousin/'kVzn/ a child of your aunt or uncle |
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