Complete English Vocabulary Guide for Family Members and Relationships

There are all kinds of families in the world: big, small, close-knit, and distant.

Your immediate family (sometimes called your nuclear family) are your close relatives, or family members.

In the U.S.—as in many English-speaking regions—this typically includes parent, mother, father, and siblings.

Extended family includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins—basically anyone who is related to you but not in your immediate family.

In-laws are the relatives of your spouse or the spouse of your relative.