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Is there a special English name for one’s mother’s sister’s son? [duplicate]
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My friend is trying to find out what is needed to apply for a work visa in Canada. You get extra points for having a relative with citizenship. ...
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Is there a word for my ex-spouse's new spouse?
With modern high divorce rates, a lot of people get married more than once in their lives. Saying "my ex-wife's new husband" is a bit awkward. Is there anything more graceful?
I came across it in ...
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Is there a more concise term for a long-term girlfriend/boyfriend than “significant other”?
I've been together with my boyfriend for around 9 years now. There are times when I want to communicate that I am referring to someone who plays a major role in my life, like that of a husband, and ...
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What’s the parent of a clone called?
Let’s say X is cloned to make Y and Y is cloned to make Z. Is there a word that uniquely identifies X in relation to Y? How about identifying X in relation to Z?
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What is the female equivalent for “uxorious”?
I know the word uxorious that is used to describe a husband who dotes on his wife excessively. What is the corresponding word for a wife who loves her husband dearly? I cannot pull anything out of my ...
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Word for grieving parents?
Is there a word that describes a parent whose child has died?
Along the lines of "orphan", "widow", and "widower", is there a single word for a parent who has lost a child (of any age)?
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Word for parents of your child's partner
There are words for relationships obtained by marriage or partnership of family members: xxx-in-law. But, surprisingly, there is no word (that I know of) for the parents of your child's partner. Or is ...
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Word for parent of a single child?
Is there a word that means “a parent who has exactly one child”?
EDIT: I am asking for purposes of creating a computing construct. But if there were an answer that is clearly correct for another ...
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Is there a feminine equivalent to the adjective “avuncular”?
My brief researches only bring up the word "auntlike" to render the feminine equivalent of avuncular. Surely, though, and given the etymology of "aunt" [ < Latin amita -father's sister, old ...
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What is the term for “cousin of a cousin”?
My mother’s sister’s son is my cousin; let’s call him “John”.
John’s father’s brother’s son — let’s call him Mark — is John’s cousin.
Now, Mark isn’t my direct cousin as we don't share any immediate ...
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Word/phrase for parent whose children have grown up and left home [closed]
Is there a single word or phrase that means a parent whose grown-up children are not living with them?
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Word for partner you are living with but not married to
What is a word for a person you live with but are not married to? I do not mean a room mate, but rather someone you are romantically involved with. From what I understand, spouse is someone you are ...
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Replacement for “brethren” to refer to mostly female group
The word brethren would generally be used to refer to a group of people which have something making them an integrated unit. To exemplify my point in case:
The Catholic Brethren...
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Single term to include children from multiple births
I’m wondering if there is single term to indicate that a child is a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc., without specifying the exact number of siblings in the multiple birth. For example, a ...
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Name for relation between a man’s two wives?
What is the relation between the two wives of a man called?
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What is the correct word for Step siblings?
I'm creating a list of family members:
Biological, Justin, 5/20/1981
Biological, John, 1/20/1987
Adopted, Jane, 8/12/1989
Step, Doug, 12/1/1979
When listing out the type of sibling, ...
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“I'm my own grandpa” – is there a word for this?
I was listening to a Chad Morgan record today, on which his cover of the song I'm my own grandpa features as the first track.
The lyrics of the song describe a bizzare, but plausible scenario, in ...
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Is there a gender-neutral word for [aunts and uncles], parents' siblings?
Brothers and sisters are siblings. Husbands and wives are spouses. Mothers and fathers are parents. Sons and daughters are children. Grandparents, grandchildren... but what about uncles and aunts, ...
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What's the term for siblings born 1+ years apart on the same day?
What is the term for two siblings born on the same calendar day, one or more years apart? I know there's a term, and I'd know it if I saw it, but I can't for the life of me remember it.
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Word or phrase to describe relation beween yourself and a step-parent's ex-spouse?
Is there a word or simple phrase to describe the relationship between yourself and a step-parent's ex-spouse? Particularly, I'm seeking to address the case when the ex-spouse is a parent to your ...
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What's a good word to describe adults who are not yet parents?
Just read this in Emma Donoghue's book "Room". Is there a word for adults who are not parents?
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What did they call illegitimate children in Old English days?
I know that the word bastard in this sense appeard only in 13th century. So what was the normal term before that?
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Is there a word that means “the wife of one's brother”?
In some of the non-Latin-based languages that I know there is a special word for your brother's wife. Is there such a word in English?
Usage would be something like:
She is my __ (My brother's ...
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Is there a single term for “nieces and nephews”?
I find it handy when talking about my sons and daughters I can just say my children. It's nice to say nieces instead of sibling's daughters. I wonder if there is a similar term for nieces and nephews ...
