First-degree relatives

A first-degree relative is one's offspring, sibling or parent.^[1] It constitutes a category of family members that largely overlaps with the term nuclear family, but without spouses.^[2] First degree relatives are a common measure used to diagnose risks for common diseases by analyzing family history.^[3]

References

↑ Talley, Nicholas (2007). Gastroenterology and Hepatology: A Clinical Handbook. p. 200.
↑ Reiss, David (1981). The Family's Construction of Reality. p. 276.
↑ Ginsburg, Geoffrey (2008). Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Volumes 1-2. p. 482.

Family

History Household Nuclear family Extended family Conjugal family Immediate family Matrifocal family Blended family Dysfunctional family Polyfidelitous families

First-degree relatives	Parent Father Mother Child Son Daughter Sibling Brother Sister

Second-degree relatives	Grandparent Grandchild Aunt Uncle Nephew Niece Cousin

Third-degree relatives	Cousin Great grandparent Great grandchild

Family-in-law	Spouse Husband Wife Parents-in-law Siblings-in-law

Stepfamily	Stepmother Stepfather Stepsibling

Kinship	Adoption Affinity Consanguinity Disownment Divorce Estrangement Fictive kinship Marriage Nurture kinship

Lineage	Bilateral descent Common ancestor Family name Family tree Genealogy Heirloom Heredity Inheritance Matrilineality Patrilineality Pedigree chart Progenitor

Relationships	Agape (parental love) Eros (marital love) Filial piety Philia (friendly love) Storge (familial love)

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First-degree relatives

See also

References