| A: | What are you doing this weekend? |
| B: | My brother in law is having a small get together at his house and he invited me. |
| A: | Is it a family thing or just friends? |
| B: | A bit of both. Some cousins, aunts and uncles will be there, but also some friends from the neighborhood. |
| A: | Is your great uncle Rick going to be there? He is really funny. |
| B: | Yeah he is going to be there with his step-son and his ex-wife. |
| A: | You mean your sister? |
| B: | No, Rick is actually my great uncle, so he is my grandmother’s brother. |
| A: | You lost me. |
| B: | I’ll explain later, let’s go. |
| brother | a male sibling | |
| uncle | a brother of one's father or mother. | |
| cousin | the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. | |
| aunt | the sister of one's father or mother. | |
| step son | a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage. | |
| ex-wife | a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife |
| Niece | a daughter of a person's brother or sister. | |
| family reunion | a gathering of relatives, friends, or associates at regular intervals or after separation | |
| biological | Being of the same genes and blood as another family member | |
| adopted | to take and rear (the child of other parents) as one's own child. |