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Family 
English has a variety of words for different kinds of family 
members. You’ll need to hear 
and recognize a whole bunch of different English family words in IELTS Listening. 
Immediate family 
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spouse 
a husband or wife 
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sibling 
a brother or sister 
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sibling rivalry
a feeling of competition between siblings (This is a possible topic not just in 
Listening, but also in the IELTS Speaking Interview, and possibly in IELTS 
Writing Task 2.) 
Extended family
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aunt
the sister of your father or mother 
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uncle
the brother of your father or mother
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cousin 
the son or daughter of your aunt or uncle 
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niece
the daughter of your brother or sister 
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nephew
the son of your brother or sister 

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in-laws
“In-law” is used to describe the relatives of your husband or wife — that is, the 
relatives of your spouse. Your spouse’s brother is your brother-in-law, your 
spouse’s sister is your sister-in-law, your spouse’s mother is your mother-in-law, 
your spouse’s father is your father-in-law, and so on. 
Less common family words 
The family terms below are unlikely to come up in IELTS Listening tracks. Still, there is 
at least some chance you’ll hear this vocabulary on the exam. Study this short list of 
not-so-
common English family words, and you’ll be ready for them if they come up on 
the test. 
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step 
Just as “in-laws” are your relatives by current marriage, your “step” relatives are 
relatives from previous marriages. For example, if a man marries a woman who 
already has children, he becomes their step father, and they become his step 
children. And if both a husband and wife have children from their previous 
marriages, those children become each others’ step siblings. 
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