Relations
- abandoned infant
- a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
- adopter
- a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child
- affine
- (anthropology) kin by marriage
- agnate
- one related on the father's side
- alter ego
- a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
- amigo
- a friend or comrade
- ancestor
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- ancestress
- a woman ancestor
- antediluvian
- any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
- army brat
- the child of a career officer of the United States Army
- associate
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
- aunt
- the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
- babe
- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- baby
- the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
- bastard
- the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- battle-ax
- a sharp-tongued domineering wife
- begetter
- a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
- benedick
- a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
- best friend
- the one friend who is closest to you
- better half
- a person's partner in marriage
- big brother
- an older brother
- big sister
- an older sister
- bigamist
- someone who marries one person while already legally married to another
- blind date
- a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)
- blood brother
- a male with the same parents as someone else
- blood relation
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- blue baby
- an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
- boy
- a male human offspring
- bride
- a woman who has recently been married
- bridegroom
- a man who has recently been married
- brother
- a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- brother
- used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
- brother-in-law
- a brother by marriage
- bunkmate
- someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
- campmate
- someone who lives in the same camp you do
- cherub
- a sweet innocent baby
- child
- a member of a clan or tribe
- child
- a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
- class fellow
- an acquaintance that you go to school with
- cobber
- Australian term for a pal
- confidant
- someone to whom private matters are confided
- confidante
- a female confidant
- connection
- (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
- consort
- the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
- cousin
- the child of your aunt or uncle
- crown princess
- the wife of a crown prince
- cuckold
- a man whose wife committed adultery
- dad
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- date
- a participant in a date
- daughter
- a female human offspring
- daughter-in-law
- the wife of your son
- descendant
- a person considered as descended from some ancestor
- dizygotic twin
- either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs
- eldest
- the offspring who came first in the order of birth
- empty nester
- a parent whose children have grown up and left home
- enate
- one related on the mother's side
- end man
- a man at one end of a row of people
- family man
- a man whose family is of major importance in his life
- family
- a person having kinship with another or others
- father
- the founder of a family
- father-in-law
- the father of your spouse
- female offspring
- a child who is female
- female parent
- a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
- female sibling
- a person's sister
- filicide
- a parent who murders his own son or daughter
- first lady
- the wife of a chief executive
- flatmate
- an associate who shares an apartment with you
- forbear
- a person from whom you are descended
- foremother
- a woman ancestor
- genitor
- a natural father or mother
- girlfriend
- any female friend
- godchild
- an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
- goddaughter
- a female godchild
- godson
- a male godchild
- golf widow
- a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf
- gramps
- the father of your father or mother
- gran
- the mother of your father or mother
- grandaunt
- an aunt of your father or mother
- grandchild
- a child of your son or daughter
- granddaughter
- a female grandchild
- grandnephew
- a son of your niece or nephew
- grandniece
- a daughter of your niece or nephew
- grandparent
- a parent of your father or mother
- grandson
- a male grandchild
- granduncle
- an uncle of your father or mother
- great grandchild
- a child of your grandson or granddaughter
- great granddaughter
- a daughter of your grandson or granddaughter
- great grandfather
- a father of your grandparent
- great grandmother
- a mother of your grandparent
- great grandparent
- a parent of your grandparent
- great grandson
- a son of your grandson or granddaughter
- half blood
- one of siblings who have only one parent in common
- half brother
- a brother who has only one parent in common with you
- half sister
- a sister who has only one parent in common with you
- heir
- a person who inherits some title or office
- helpmate
- a helpful partner
- homeboy
- a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown
- homemaker
- a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
- honest woman
- a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time)
- honeymooner
- someone recently married
- house husband
- a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
- hubby
- a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
- identical twin
- either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)
- in-law
- a relative by marriage
- issue
- the immediate descendants of a person
- Jacob
- (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
- Junior
- a son who has the same first name as his father
- kinsman
- a male relative
- kinswoman
- a female relative
- kissing cousin
- a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
- light
- a person regarded very fondly
- little brother
- a younger brother
- little sister
- a younger sister
- liveborn infant
- infant who shows signs of life after birth
- low-birth-weight baby
- an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
- ma
- informal terms for a mother
- maiden aunt
- an unmarried aunt
- male offspring
- a child who is male
- male sibling
- a sibling who is male
- mama's boy
- a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests
- marchioness
- the wife or widow of a marquis
- married woman
- a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
- mate
- informal term for a friend of the same sex
- mater
- an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- matron
- a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
- mayoress
- the wife of a mayor
- messmate
- (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
- missis
- informal term of address for someone's wife
- monogamist
- someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)
- mother's daughter
- a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother
- mother-in-law
- the mother of your spouse
- nan
- your grandmother
- neonate
- a baby from birth to four weeks
- nephew
- a son of your brother or sister
- next of kin
- the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
- niece
- a daughter of your brother or sister
- nurseling
- an infant considered in relation to its nurse
- old lady
- your own wife
- old man
- an informal term for your father
- papoose
- an American Indian infant
- para I
- (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time
- parent
- a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
- pater
- an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- patriarch
- any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
- pickup
- a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
- playfellow
- a companion at play
- polyandrist
- a woman with two or more husbands
- polygamist
- someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
- polygynist
- a man with two or more wives
- postmature infant
- infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency
- preemie
- an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
- primogenitor
- an ancestor in the direct line
- prince consort
- a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign
- puerpera
- a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter
- quad
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- quadripara
- (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies
- quin
- one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- quintipara
- (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies
- repository
- a person to whom a secret is entrusted
- roomie
- an associate who shares a room with you
- schoolfriend
- a friend who attends the same school
- scion
- a descendent or heir
- second cousin
- a child of a first cousin of one's parent
- SGA infant
- an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age
- sheika
- the wife of a sheik
- Siamese twin
- one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point
- sib
- a person's brother or sister
- signora
- an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name
- Simeon
- (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
- sis
- a female person who has the same parents as another person
- sister-in-law
- the sister of your spouse
- son-in-law
- the husband of your daughter
- stepchild
- a child of your spouse by a former marriage
- stepdaughter
- a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage
- stepfather
- the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
- stepmother
- the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
- stepparent
- the spouse of your parent by a subsequent marriage
- stepson
- the son your spouse by a former marriage
- stillborn infant
- infant who shows no signs of life after birth
- supermom
- an informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employment
- surrogate mother
- a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so
- term infant
- infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks
- test-tube baby
- a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus
- tovarich
- a comrade (especially in Russian communism)
- triplet
- one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- trophy wife
- a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man
- twin
- either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- uncle
- the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- ux.
- (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife
- uxoricide
- a husband who murders his wife
- vicereine
- wife of a viceroy
- viscountess
- a wife or widow of a viscount
- war baby
- conceived or born during war
- war bride
- bride of a serviceman during wartime
- wittol
- an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it