Relatives

- Father - Your male parent.
- Mother - Your female parent.
- Son - A male born of mother.
- Daughter - A female born of mother.
- Sibling - Anyone with the same mother as you.
- Brother - Male with same mother as you.
- Sister - Female with same mother as you.
- Grandfather - Your parent's father.
- Grandmother - Your parent's mother.
- Grandson - Your child's son.
- Granddaughter - Your child's daughter.
- Uncle - Your parent's brother.
- Aunt - Your parent's sister.
- Nephew - Your sibling's son.
- Niece - Your sibling's daughter.
- Cousin - Your aunt's child or uncle's child.

Brothers and Sisters

A sibling is a brother or sister. You may not have any siblings, but you might have many siblings.

A brother is any man or boy that has the same mum or dad as you do.

A sister is any woman or girl that has the same mum or dad as you do.

Grandparents

Your grandparents are the mum and dad of both your parents. When your grandparents were children things were very different from how they are now!

Genealogy

Genealogy is the history of you family or of another person’s family.

You can draw a diagram called a family tree with yourself and your brothers and sisters at the bottom and branches or lines going up with other relatives as the leaves. Each layer is a different generation.

You, your brothers and your sisters are a generation in your family. Your mum and dad are both part of generations in their families. A generation is also a period of time.