family members – członkowie rodziny
- family – rodzina
- parents – rodzice
- mother – matka
- mum – mama
- stepmother – macocha
- stepsister – córka ojczyma, macochy
- father – ojciec
- dad – tata
- stepfather – ojczym
- daughter – córka
- son – syn
- grandparents – dziadkowie
- grandmother/ grandma – babcia
- grandfather/ grandpa – dziadek
- grandchild – wnuk/ wnuczka
- great-grandmother – prababka
- great-grandfather – pradziadek
- sister – siostra
- half-sister – siostra przyrodnia
- brother – brat
- half-brother – brat przyrodni
- twin – bliźniak
- twin brother/sister – brat bliźniak, siostra bliźniaczka
- only child – jedynak
- aunt – ciotka
- uncle – wujek
- niece – siostrzenica, bratanica
- nephew – siostrzeniec, bratanek
- cousin – kuzyn
- daughter-in-law – synowa
- son-in-law – zięć
- mother-in-law – teściowa
- father-in-law – teść
- sister-in-law – szwagierka
- brother-in-law – szwagier
- godmother – matka chrzestna
- godfather – ojciec chrzestny
- godchild – chrześniak
- relations, relatives – krewni
- close relation – bliski krewny
- close family – bliska rodzina
- distant relation – daleki krewny
- orphan – sierota
- the family tree – drzewo genealogiczne
- a family reunion – zjazd rodzinny
- motherhood – macierzyństwo
- fatherhood – ojcostwo
I have a very big family. We meet once a year to celebrate my grandma’s birthday. All my relations: aunts, uncles and cousins sit together at a long table. Everybody tries to be kind and polite even if they do not like one another. My father finds it difficult not to quarrel with his brother-in-law so he usually takes his seat between my great-grandfather and my brother in order to be as far from his opponent as possible. Mum always has a headache because her nieces and nephews are extremely noisy but she never complains as she does not want to spoil the good atmosphere of a family meeting. She is a godmother of one of the four-years-old twins and she always buys beautiful presents for him.