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How do I refer to my daughter's wife in context to our relationship? mother in law / not daughter in law
My daughter is getting married this spring to a wonderful non-binary person. They will refer to me as their mother-in-law but I don’t want to be introducing them as "my daughter's wife".
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Is there a term for step-sibling of a step-sibling?
So here's the situation:
Boy 2 and Boy 3, unrelated, both have Boy 1 as their stepbrother and meet each other occasionally.
What would we call their relationship? Is there a term for it, or should I ...
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Inclusive word/expression for couples that aren't man-woman
I want to refer to all couples which aren’t man-woman couples.
One expression would be “same-sex couples”. But even "same-sex" doesn't cover everything, as it reaffirms the idea of binary ...
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Alternative term(s) for 'not my family', 'not my kin'?
I am looking for a term that describes not-family, or not kin. Other than not-family and not-kin. Ideally a term without a negation (not, no, non, sans...).
War and especially genocide is preceded by ...
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Equivalent of "in-laws" if we're just engaged
I wonder how do you call your fiancée's family, basically, an equivalent of in-laws but for case we're not married yet. Is there any such a simple notion to describe this situation?
I'm looking for a ...
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Is there a "-nym" word for kinship terms?
... or do we just say "kinship terms" or "family relationship terms" or something like that?
In English we have for example "aunt" and "uncle" meaning "...
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A word to distinguish between father's and mother's sister [duplicate]
Is there a word in English that distinguishes between the mother’s brother and the father’s brother, or the mother's sister and the father's sister? The words ‘uncle’ and 'aunt' don't seem to do the ...
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Name for the relationship of my wife's father's sister's son to me? [duplicate]
What is the name for the relationship of my wife's father's sister's son to me?
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What would be the husband of my daughter-in-law for me? [closed]
I've been asking myself this question recently:
If I have a daughter-in-law, what would be her husband to me? Do I have any family-related names with him or not at all?
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Is there a term for all of your parents' children?
In other words, is there a collective term for describing your siblings and yourself?
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Child who was cast out but ended up succeeding?
I'm looking for a word for a child who was cast out, cast aside, ignored or discriminated against relative to other children, but ended up succeeding despite it all.
Used in a sentence:
Alice ...
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Who are my uncle's parents to me, if my uncle is related by marriage?
For a blood relative, your uncle's parents are your grandparents. What do you call an uncle's parents if he's related by marriage? Step-grandparents? Grandparent-in-laws?
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My father's first wife [closed]
What do I call to my father's first wife as I am from my father's second wife's child. Step mom is for my father's 2nd wife by children by first wife or it applies to both?
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The daughters of a grand uncle
I just had dinner with some family.
There, was the mother of my father (grandmother), the brother of my grandmother (grand uncle?), his daughters (???), and their children (???)
How do you call ...
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Gender-neutral version of widow & widower?
Would it make more sense to use a third, different word, e.g. "spouse" instead of wife & husband, or use one of them, e.g. "actor" for actor & actress.
"Widow" seems like the obvious choice, ...
