Exact Match:
- foster
- United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
- providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
- help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
- bring up under fosterage; of children
- promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
Synonyms:
- abet,
- accommodate,
- acculturate,
- actuate,
- advance,
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- aid,
- aid and abet,
- akin,
- aliment,
- allied,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- animate,
- apprentice,
- ask for,
- assist,
- attend to,
- avuncular,
- baby-sit,
- back,
- bear,
- better,
- boost,
- bosom,
- break,
- break in,
- breast-feed,
- breed,
- bring forward,
- bring up,
- care for,
- champion,
- chaperon,
- cherish,
- civilize,
- cling to,
- clip,
- closely related,
- coddle,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- compel,
- condition,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- conserve,
- contribute to,
- cosset,
- countenance,
- cradle,
- cultivate,
- develop,
- discipline,
- distantly related,
- drill,
- dry-nurse,
- edify,
- educate,
- elevate,
- embosom,
- embrace,
- emend,
- enate,
- encourage,
- energize,
- enhance,
- enlighten,
- enrich,
- entertain,
- exercise,
- fatten,
- fatten up,
- favor,
- feed,
- fetch up,
- fit,
- fondle,
- force,
- force-feed,
- form,
- forward,
- further,
- galvanize,
- german,
- germane,
- give encouragement,
- go straight,
- groom,
- harbor,
- hasten,
- have,
- have and hold,
- help,
- hold,
- hold on to,
- house,
- house-train,
- housebreak,
- hug,
- impel,
- improve,
- improve upon,
- invite,
- keep,
- keep in countenance,
- keep watch over,
- kindred,
- lactate,
- lard,
- lavish care on,
- lick into shape,
- lift,
- lodge,
- look after,
- look out for,
- look to,
- maintain,
- make an improvement,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- matronize,
- meliorate,
- mend,
- mind,
- minister to,
- mother,
- motivate,
- move,
- move to action,
- nourish,
- novercal,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- nutrify,
- oblige,
- of the blood,
- pamper,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- patronize,
- practice,
- prepare,
- preserve,
- promote,
- propel,
- protege,
- provide for,
- put in tune,
- put to school,
- raise,
- ready,
- rear,
- refine upon,
- reform,
- rehearse,
- related,
- ride herd on,
- see after,
- see to,
- send to school,
- serve,
- set in motion,
- shelter,
- shepherd,
- sib,
- sibling,
- socialize,
- spark,
- spoon-feed,
- stimulate,
- straighten out,
- stuff,
- succor,
- suckle,
- support,
- sustain,
- take care of,
- take charge of,
- take in hand,
- tend,
- train,
- transfigure,
- transform,
- treasure,
- treasure up,
- upgrade,
- uphold,
- uplift,
- uterine,
- watch,
- watch out for,
- watch over,
- wet-nurse
Related Words:
- daughter
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- aunt,
- auntie,
- blood brother,
- brethren,
- brother,
- bub,
- bubba,
- bud,
- buddy,
- child,
- country cousin,
- cousin,
- cousin once removed,
- cousin twice removed,
- descendant,
- father,
- first cousin,
- foster brother,
- foster child,
- frater,
- grandchild,
- granddaughter,
- grandnephew,
- grandniece,
- grandson,
- granduncle,
- great-aunt,
- great-uncle,
- half brother,
- heiress,
- kid brother,
- mother,
- nephew,
- niece,
- nuncle,
- nunks,
- nunky,
- offspring,
- scion,
- second cousin,
- sis,
- sissy,
- sister,
- sister-german,
- sistern,
- son,
- son and heir,
- sonny,
- stepbrother,
- stepchild,
- stepdaughter,
- stepsister,
- stepson,
- unc,
- uncle,
- uncs,
- uterine brother
- son
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- the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
- a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is" related words >
- aunt,
- auntie,
- blood brother,
- brethren,
- brother,
- bub,
- bubba,
- bud,
- buddy,
- child,
- country cousin,
- cousin,
- cousin once removed,
- cousin twice removed,
- daughter,
- descendant,
- father,
- first cousin,
- foster brother,
- foster child,
- frater,
- grandchild,
- granddaughter,
- grandnephew,
- grandniece,
- grandson,
- granduncle,
- great-aunt,
- great-uncle,
- half brother,
- heiress,
- junior,
- kid brother,
- lad,
- laddie,
- mother,
- nephew,
- niece,
- nuncle,
- nunks,
- nunky,
- offspring,
- scion,
- second cousin,
- sis,
- sissy,
- sister,
- sister-german,
- sistern,
- son and heir,
- sonny,
- stepbrother,
- stepchild,
- stepdaughter,
- stepsister,
- stepson,
- stripling,
- tad,
- unc,
- uncle,
- uncs,
- uterine brother
- pater
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- an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously related words >
- abba,
- dad,
- daddy,
- father,
- foster father,
- genitor,
- governor,
- old,
- pa,
- pap,
- papa,
- pappy,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- pop,
- pops,
- sire,
- stepfather,
- the old man
- genitor
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- a natural father or mother related words >
- abba,
- dad,
- daddy,
- father,
- foster father,
- governor,
- pa,
- pap,
- papa,
- pappy,
- pater,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- pop,
- pops,
- sire,
- stepfather,
- the old man
- abba,
- dad,
- daddy,
- father,
- foster father,
- genitor,
- governor,
- old man,
- pap,
- papa,
- pappy,
- pater,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- pop,
- pops,
- sire,
- stepfather,
- the old man
- mama
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- a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped related words >
- ma
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- informal terms for a mother related words >
- abba,
- dad,
- father,
- foster father,
- genitor,
- governor,
- old man,
- pa,
- pap,
- papa,
- pappy,
- pater,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- pop,
- pops,
- sire,
- stepfather,
- the old man
- stepmother
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- the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage related words >
- stepchild
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- a child of your spouse by a former marriage related words >
- attend to,
- baby-sit,
- care for,
- chaperon,
- cherish,
- conserve,
- foster,
- keep watch over,
- look after,
- look out for,
- look to,
- matronize,
- mind,
- minister to,
- mother,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- preserve,
- protege,
- provide for,
- ride herd on,
- see to,
- shepherd,
- support,
- take care of,
- take charge of,
- tend,
- watch,
- watch out for,
- watch over
- attend to,
- care for,
- chaperon,
- cherish,
- conserve,
- foster,
- keep watch over,
- look after,
- look out for,
- look to,
- matronize,
- mind,
- minister to,
- mother,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- preserve,
- protege,
- provide for,
- ride herd on,
- see after,
- see to,
- shepherd,
- support,
- take care of,
- take charge of,
- tend,
- watch,
- watch out for,
- watch over
- patrilineal
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- based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society" related words >
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- avuncular,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- german,
- germane,
- kindred,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- patrilateral,
- patroclinous,
- related,
- sib,
- sibling,
- uterine
- lactate
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- a salt or ester of lactic acid related words >
- attend to,
- baby-sit,
- calculate on,
- care for,
- chaperon,
- cherish,
- conserve,
- count on,
- forestall,
- foster,
- keep watch over,
- look after,
- look for,
- look forward to,
- look out for,
- look to,
- matronize,
- mind,
- minister to,
- mother,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- preserve,
- protege,
- provide for,
- reckon on,
- ride herd on,
- see after,
- see to,
- shepherd,
- support,
- take care of,
- take charge of,
- tend,
- watch,
- watch over
- mammy
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- an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. related words >
- amah,
- ayah,
- dam,
- dry nurse,
- foster mother,
- genetrix,
- ma,
- mam,
- mama,
- mater,
- materfamilias,
- maternal ancestor,
- matriarch,
- mom,
- mommy,
- mother,
- mummy,
- nanny,
- nurse,
- nursemaid,
- nurserymaid,
- old lady,
- old woman,
- sitter,
- stepmother,
- the old woman,
- wet nurse
- care for,
- caress,
- cater to,
- cherish,
- cocker,
- coddle,
- cradle,
- cultivate,
- dandle,
- dry-nurse,
- favor,
- feed,
- fondle,
- foster,
- give way to,
- gratify,
- humor,
- indulge,
- lavish care on,
- mollycoddle,
- mother,
- nourish,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- oblige,
- pamper,
- pat,
- pet,
- please,
- satisfy,
- spoil,
- spoon-feed,
- suckle,
- sustain,
- wet-nurse,
- yield to
- pamper
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- treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" related words >
- baby,
- care for,
- caress,
- cater to,
- cherish,
- cocker,
- coddle,
- cosset,
- cradle,
- cultivate,
- dandle,
- dry-nurse,
- favor,
- feed,
- fondle,
- foster,
- give way to,
- gratify,
- humor,
- indulge,
- lavish care on,
- mollycoddle,
- mother,
- much,
- nourish,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- oblige,
- overindulge,
- pet,
- please,
- regale,
- satisfy,
- spoil,
- spoon-feed,
- suckle,
- sustain,
- tickle,
- wet-nurse,
- yield to
- advance,
- advantage,
- boost,
- chip in,
- conduce to,
- contribute,
- decide,
- determine,
- donate to,
- encourage,
- expedite,
- facilitate,
- favor,
- forward,
- foster,
- further,
- gift,
- gift with,
- give to,
- hasten,
- influence,
- kick in,
- lead to,
- lend wings to,
- make for,
- pledge,
- promote,
- push forward,
- put forward,
- quicken,
- redound to,
- set forward,
- speed,
- subscribe,
- subserve,
- sweeten the kitty,
- turn the scale
- uterine
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- of or involving the uterus; "uterine cancer" related words >
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- avuncular,
- cervical,
- clitoral,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- genital,
- german,
- germane,
- kindred,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- ovarian,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- penial,
- penile,
- phallic,
- related,
- scrotal,
- seminal,
- sib,
- sibling,
- spermatic,
- testicular,
- vaginal,
- vulval,
- vulvar
- boy,
- bub,
- bubba,
- buck,
- bud,
- buddy,
- child,
- colt,
- cub,
- daughter,
- descendant,
- fellow,
- fledgling,
- foster child,
- grandchild,
- granddaughter,
- grandson,
- heiress,
- hobbledehoy,
- lad,
- laddie,
- manchild,
- master,
- muchacho,
- offspring,
- pup,
- puppy,
- schoolboy,
- scion,
- son,
- son and heir,
- sonny boy,
- stepchild,
- stepdaughter,
- stepson,
- whelp,
- young man,
- youth
- patronize
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- be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
- treat condescendingly
- do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of related words >
- aid,
- angel,
- assist,
- back,
- bankroll,
- boost,
- bridle,
- capitalize,
- condescend,
- contemn,
- contribute to,
- deal with,
- demean,
- disdain,
- do business with,
- encourage,
- finance,
- foster,
- frequent,
- fund,
- grubstake,
- have dealings with,
- have truck with,
- help,
- humiliate,
- pay for,
- promote,
- provide for,
- put down,
- refinance,
- scorn,
- set up,
- shop at,
- sponsor,
- stake,
- subscribe to,
- subsidize,
- support,
- take up,
- toss the head,
- trade at,
- trade with,
- traffic with,
- transact business with,
- treat,
- underwrite
- hospice
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- a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
- a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) related words >
- almshouse,
- asylum,
- boardinghouse,
- dorm,
- dormitory,
- doss house,
- fleabag,
- flophouse,
- foster home,
- guest house,
- halfway house,
- home,
- hospitium,
- hostel,
- hostelry,
- hotel,
- inn,
- lodge,
- lodging house,
- nursing home,
- ordinary,
- orphanage,
- pension,
- poor farm,
- poorhouse,
- posada,
- pub,
- public,
- public house,
- rest home,
- retreat,
- roadhouse,
- rooming house,
- tavern,
- workhouse
- transfigure
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- elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration related words >
- acculturate,
- advance,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- better,
- boost,
- bring forward,
- change,
- civilize,
- commute,
- convert,
- edify,
- educate,
- elevate,
- emend,
- enhance,
- enlighten,
- enrich,
- fatten,
- favor,
- forward,
- foster,
- go straight,
- improve,
- improve upon,
- lard,
- lift,
- make an improvement,
- meliorate,
- mend,
- metabolize,
- metamorphose,
- nurture,
- promote,
- raise,
- refine upon,
- reform,
- socialize,
- straighten out,
- transform,
- translate,
- transmogrify,
- transmute,
- transpose,
- transubstantiate,
- upgrade,
- uplift
- a propos,
- ad rem,
- admissible,
- affiliated,
- agnate,
- akin,
- allied,
- appertaining,
- applicable,
- applying,
- apposite,
- appropriate,
- apropos,
- avuncular,
- belonging,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- congeneric,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- german,
- in point,
- involving,
- kindred,
- material,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of the blood,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- pertaining,
- pertinent,
- related,
- relevant,
- sib,
- sibling,
- to the point,
- to the purpose,
- uterine
- wet nurse
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- a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else related words >
- aliment,
- amah,
- ayah,
- breast-feed,
- care for,
- cherish,
- coddle,
- cosset,
- cradle,
- cultivate,
- dry nurse,
- dry-nurse,
- fatten,
- fatten up,
- feed,
- fondle,
- force-feed,
- foster,
- lactate,
- lavish care on,
- mammy,
- mother,
- nanny,
- nourish,
- nurse,
- nursemaid,
- nurserymaid,
- nurture,
- nutrify,
- pamper,
- sitter,
- spoon-feed,
- stuff,
- suckle,
- sustain
- dry nurse
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- a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant related words >
- aliment,
- amah,
- ayah,
- breast-feed,
- care for,
- cherish,
- coddle,
- cosset,
- cradle,
- cultivate,
- fatten,
- fatten up,
- feed,
- fondle,
- force-feed,
- foster,
- lactate,
- lavish care on,
- mammy,
- mother,
- nanny,
- nourish,
- nurse,
- nursemaid,
- nurserymaid,
- nurture,
- nutrify,
- pamper,
- sitter,
- spoon-feed,
- stuff,
- suckle,
- sustain,
- wet nurse,
- wet-nurse
- abba,
- boss,
- bwana,
- chef,
- chief,
- church dignitary,
- dad,
- daddy,
- ecclesiarch,
- elder,
- employer,
- father,
- foster father,
- genitor,
- goodman,
- governor,
- guru,
- husband,
- liege,
- liege lord,
- lord,
- lord paramount,
- master,
- overlord,
- pa,
- padrone,
- pap,
- papa,
- pappy,
- paramount,
- pater,
- patriarch,
- patron,
- pop,
- pops,
- rabbi,
- sahib,
- seigneur,
- seignior,
- sire,
- starets,
- stepfather,
- teacher,
- the old man
- animate,
- arouse,
- circulate,
- compel,
- drive,
- drive on,
- energize,
- excite,
- force,
- forward,
- foster,
- galvanize,
- give an impetus,
- give momentum,
- goad,
- impel,
- incite,
- mobilize,
- motivate,
- move,
- move to action,
- nudge,
- power,
- promote,
- propel,
- provoke,
- push,
- put in motion,
- rouse,
- set agoing,
- set going,
- set in motion,
- set off,
- shove,
- spark,
- stimulate,
- stir,
- thrust,
- vitalize,
- whip on
- agnate
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- one related on the father's side
- related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" related words >
- affiliated,
- affinal,
- affinitive,
- akin,
- alike,
- allied,
- analogous,
- avuncular,
- closely related,
- cognate,
- collateral,
- comparable,
- congeneric,
- congenerous,
- congenial,
- connate,
- connatural,
- connected,
- consanguine,
- consanguinean,
- consanguineous,
- conspecific,
- correlative,
- corresponding,
- distantly related,
- enate,
- foster,
- genetically related,
- german,
- germane,
- incident,
- kindred,
- matrilateral,
- matrilineal,
- matroclinous,
- novercal,
- of common source,
- of the blood,
- parallel,
- patrilateral,
- patrilineal,
- patroclinous,
- related,
- related by blood,
- sib,
- sibling,
- similar,
- undifferentiated,
- uniform,
- uterine
- dad
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- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk related words >
- Methuselah,
- abba,
- antediluvian,
- antique,
- back number,
- conservative,
- daddy,
- dodo,
- elder,
- father,
- fogy,
- fossil,
- foster father,
- fud,
- fuddy-duddy,
- genitor,
- governor,
- granny,
- has-been,
- longhair,
- matriarch,
- mid-Victorian,
- mossback,
- old believer,
- old crock,
- old dodo,
- old fogy,
- old liner,
- old man,
- old poop,
- old woman,
- old-timer,
- pa,
- pap,
- papa,
- pappy,
- pater,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- pop,
- pops,
- reactionary,
- regular old fogy,
- relic,
- sire,
- square,
- starets,
- stepfather,
- the old man,
- traditionalist
- acculturate,
- advance,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- arrow,
- arrow for,
- be straight,
- better,
- boost,
- bring forward,
- civilize,
- edify,
- educate,
- elevate,
- emend,
- enhance,
- enlighten,
- enrich,
- fatten,
- favor,
- follow a course,
- forward,
- foster,
- go directly,
- go straight on,
- have no turning,
- head straight for,
- hold steady for,
- improve,
- improve upon,
- keep pointed,
- lard,
- lift,
- make a beeline,
- make an improvement,
- meliorate,
- mend,
- nurture,
- promote,
- raise,
- refine upon,
- reform,
- socialize,
- straighten out,
- transfigure,
- transform,
- upgrade,
- uplift,
- vector for
- heiress
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- a female heir related words >
- apparent heir,
- beneficiary heir,
- child,
- coparcener,
- daughter,
- descendant,
- fideicommissary heir,
- fiduciary heir,
- foster child,
- grandchild,
- granddaughter,
- grandson,
- heir,
- heir apparent,
- heir expectant,
- heir general,
- heir in tail,
- heir of entail,
- heir of inventory,
- heir of line,
- heir portioner,
- heir presumptive,
- heir whatsoever,
- heritor,
- inheritor,
- inheritress,
- inheritrix,
- joint heir,
- next in line,
- offspring,
- presumptive heir,
- remainderman,
- reversioner,
- scion,
- son,
- son and heir,
- sonny,
- stepchild,
- stepdaughter,
- stepson,
- successor
- abba,
- dad,
- daddy,
- dead,
- dilute,
- diluted,
- fade,
- father,
- flat,
- flavorless,
- foster father,
- genitor,
- governor,
- gruelly,
- inane,
- indifferent,
- insipid,
- jejune,
- mild,
- milk-and-water,
- mushy,
- old man,
- pa,
- pap,
- papa,
- pater,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- pop,
- pops,
- pulpy,
- sapless,
- savorless,
- sire,
- spiceless,
- spongy,
- squashy,
- squelchy,
- squishy,
- squushy,
- stale,
- stepfather,
- tasteless,
- the old man,
- thin,
- unflavored,
- unsavory,
- vapid,
- washy,
- watered,
- watered-down,
- watery,
- weak,
- wishy-washy,
- yielding
- nourish
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- provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" related words >
- abet,
- advance,
- aid,
- aid and abet,
- aliment,
- ask for,
- breast-feed,
- care for,
- cherish,
- coddle,
- cosset,
- countenance,
- cradle,
- cultivate,
- dry-nurse,
- encourage,
- fatten,
- fatten up,
- feed,
- fondle,
- force-feed,
- fortify,
- foster,
- give encouragement,
- harbor,
- help,
- invite,
- keep,
- keep in countenance,
- lactate,
- lavish care on,
- look after,
- maintain,
- mother,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- nutrify,
- pamper,
- promote,
- provide for,
- spoon-feed,
- stimulate,
- strengthen,
- stuff,
- suckle,
- support,
- sustain,
- take care of,
- wet-nurse
- cousin
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- the child of your aunt or uncle related words >
- aunt,
- auntie,
- blood brother,
- brethren,
- brother,
- bub,
- bubba,
- bud,
- buddy,
- country cousin,
- cousin once removed,
- cousin twice removed,
- daughter,
- father,
- first cousin,
- foster brother,
- frater,
- grandnephew,
- grandniece,
- granduncle,
- great-aunt,
- great-uncle,
- half brother,
- kid brother,
- mother,
- nephew,
- niece,
- nuncle,
- nunks,
- nunky,
- second cousin,
- sis,
- sissy,
- sister,
- sister-german,
- sistern,
- son,
- stepbrother,
- stepsister,
- unc,
- uncle,
- uncs,
- uterine brother
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