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Relationships in families can be genetic or non-genetic. The latter includes marriages and adoptions. So if your mother's brother marries a woman, she will still be considered your aunt. | Relationships in families can be genetic or non-genetic. The latter includes marriages and adoptions. So if your mother's brother marries a woman, she will still be considered your aunt. | ||
* ancestor | * ancestor ''(anything that goes further in the family tree than great-great-grandparent level)'' | ||
* great-great-grandparent - great-great-grandchild | * great-great-grandparent - great-great-grandchild | ||
* great-grandparent - great-grandchild | * great-grandparent - great-grandchild | ||
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* parent - child (adoptive) | * parent - child (adoptive) | ||
* stepparent - stepchild | * stepparent - stepchild | ||
* foster parent - foster child | * foster parent - ''foster child (the child has been taken and brought up by another family than its own, without legal steps in place)'' | ||
* uncle - nephew | * uncle - nephew | ||
* uncle - nephew (adoptive) | * uncle - nephew (adoptive) | ||
* uncle - niece | * uncle - niece | ||
* uncle - niece (adoptive) | * uncle - niece (adoptive) | ||
* great-uncle - great-nephew | * great-uncle - great-nephew ''(a great-uncle is the brother of your grandparent)'' | ||
* great-uncle - great-niece | * great-uncle - great-niece | ||
* aunt - nephew | * aunt - nephew | ||
* aunt - niece | * aunt - niece | ||
* great-aunt - great-nephew | * great-aunt - great-nephew ''(a great-aunt is the sister of your grandparent)'' | ||
* great-aunt - great-niece | * great-aunt - great-niece | ||
* cousins | * cousins | ||