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English is not my mother tongue. In my language we have dedicated words for each of relatives two levels up and two levels down. I don't know the equal word for these relations in English and it keeps my mind busy.

For example:

  • "Father of father" is called grand father
  • "Mother of father" is called grand mother

My question is What following relations called?

  • Mom's sister
  • Mom's brother
  • Dad's sister
  • Dad's brother
  • Dad's sister's kids (son/daughter)
  • Dad's brother's kids (son/daughter)
  • Mom's sister's kids (son/daughter)
  • Mom's brother's kids (son/daughter)
  • Sister's kids (son/daughter)
  • Brother's kids (son/daughter)
  • Mom's parents (father/mother)
  • Grand father's brother/sister
  • Grand mother's brother/sister

I also hear a lot of people say "first cousin". Who exactly is this word referring to? Does it mean the oldest cousin, the first older cousin or something else?

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Please share your research. What did the dictionaries say that you have checked? Since each of these has a dedicated word in your language, certainly you can just look up the translation. – RegDwighт♦ Jan 18 at 9:57
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family. Voting to close as general reference. – Barrie England Jan 18 at 9:59
I didn't know such article exists. But it is so sad that there is no specific (dedicated) word for these relations, Barrie, do you care to post your comment as answer? – BobSort Jan 18 at 10:02

closed as general reference by RegDwighт♦ Jan 18 at 9:59

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