#1
Which term describes a relationship between two siblings who share both biological parents?
Biological siblings
ExplanationSiblings with the same biological parents.
#2
What is the term for the study of family history and lineage?
Genealogy
ExplanationStudy of family history and lineage.
#3
What is the term for a child who has lost one or both parents?
Orphan
ExplanationChild who has lost one or both parents.
#4
What is the relationship between your father's brother and your father?
Uncle
ExplanationThe relationship between your father's brother and your father.
#5
What term describes the relationship between your father's sister and her brother's son?
Nephew
ExplanationThe relationship between your father's sister and her brother's son.
#6
In a family, what is the term for the youngest sibling?
Youngest
ExplanationThe youngest sibling in a family.
#7
In a family tree, what does 'paternal' refer to?
Relatives on the father's side
ExplanationRelatives related through the father's lineage.
#8
What term describes the legal dissolution of marriage?
Divorce
ExplanationLegal dissolution of marriage.
#9
In family dynamics, what is the term for a family consisting of a mother, father, and their biological children?
Nuclear family
ExplanationFamily consisting of parents and their biological children.
#10
What does the term 'in-laws' typically refer to?
Parents of one's spouse
ExplanationParents of one's spouse.
#11
What is the term for the legal process by which a person becomes the legal parent of a child who is not biologically their own?
Adoption
ExplanationLegal process of becoming the parent of a non-biological child.
#12
What term describes a family structure in which one or both parents have children from a previous relationship?
Blended family
ExplanationFamily with children from previous relationships.
#13
What is the term for the familial relationship between a father's sister and her brother's daughter?
Aunt
ExplanationThe relationship between a father's sister and her brother's daughter.
#14
What term describes the relationship between your mother's brother and his sister's daughter?
Cousin
ExplanationThe relationship between your mother's brother and his sister's daughter.
#15
What does the term 'matrilineal' refer to in familial relationships?
Tracing ancestry through the mother's line
ExplanationTracing ancestry through the mother's line.
#16
What does the term 'avuncular' typically refer to in familial relationships?
The relationship between uncles and nieces/nephews
ExplanationThe relationship between uncles and nieces/nephews.
#17
What does the term 'agnatic' typically refer to in familial relationships?
The relationship between paternal relatives
ExplanationThe relationship between paternal relatives.