The words we use for family members in English are specific about some things, but vague about others. These words will help fill in the gaps.

Words To The Wise: The Family Phrases That Stay With Us We ask a number of people for Thanksgiving about the words of wisdom that have been passed down by their parents or other members of their ...

The words we use for family members in English are specific about some things, and vague about others. Our vocabulary marks a distinction between our mother and her sisters (some languages use one ...