Family And Kinship 1-15
15 entries in the Family And Kinship compendium.
AdoptionA practice of permanently transferring parental rights and responsibilities.BrotherMale sibling sharing one or both parents.ChildA human between birth and puberty, with fewer rights than adults.ClanKinship groups uniting members through real or perceived common descent.CousinA relative sharing a common ancestor two or more generations away.Extended familyExtended family includes relatives beyond the nuclear family.Family planningRegulating the number and spacing of births through various methods.FatherMale parent with legal, social, and biological ties to a child.GrandparentGrandparents are second-degree relatives sharing 25% genetic overlap.MotherFemale parent of a child, through birth, adoption, or care.ParentA parent is a progenitor or caregiver of an offspring.SiblingA relative sharing at least one parent with another person.SisterA female sibling, first-degree relative, and familial term.SonMale offspring, first-degree relative, central to family and inheritance.DaughterA female offspring; a girl or woman in relation to her parents.
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