ancestors – family members from past generations
- I’m writing my autobiography so that my descendants will know what life was like
for one of their ancestors.
household – all the people who live in one house
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- There are now only three people in my household as my older brother has gone
away to university.
Family Vocabulary Set 3: Immediate family
father – a man in relation to his child or children
mother – a woman in relation to her child or children
parent – father or mother
husband – the male partner in a marriage; a married man
wife – the female partner in a marriage; a married woman
spouse – a husband or wife
son – a person’s boy child
daughter – a person’s girl child
brother – a male who has the same parents as another person
sister – a female who has the same parents as another person
big brother / older brother (or sister) – older than you
little sister / younger sister (or brother) – younger than you
- I have two younger sisters but I do wish I had an older brother.
sibling – a brother or sister
- I have three siblings, two brothers and a sister.
twin – either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion
- My sister has just given birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
identical twins – twins who look exactly the same
- I have an identical twin brother and even our parents find it difficult to tell us apart.
an only child – a child who doesn’t have any brothers or sisters
- It can be lonely being an only child as you don’t have siblings to play with.
Family Vocabulary Pronunciation
Family Vocabulary Set 4: Extended family
uncle – the brother of your mother or father
aunt – the sister of your mother or father
nephew – the male child of your brother or sister
niece – the female child of your brother or sister
cousin – a child of your uncle or aunt
grandparents – the parents of your parents
grandfather – the father of your mother or father
grandmother – the mother of your father or mother
grandchildren – the children of your children
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