营山柚子: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

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