Family ties

4. – Passed genetically from parents to their offspring; inherited through family lineage.
8. – The female head of a family or clan.
10. – Money, property, or titles passed down to someone after another person’s death.
11. – A child raised by someone who is not their biological parent, usually on a temporary basis.
12. – A basic family unit consisting of two parents and their children.
15. – The closest living relative(s), often legally designated for emergency or inheritance purposes.
16. – A woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried.
18. – Someone who is related to a person or group of people who lived in earlier generations.
19. – The social or biological relationships that connect family members.

1. A family structure that includes relatives beyond the immediate family, such as grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins.
2. – The origins and family history from previous generations.
3. – An unmarried man, especially one who has never been married.
5. – Born to parents who are not legally married; traditionally used in legal or historical contexts.
6. – A child whose parents are both deceased.
7. – The direct line of ancestral descent from one generation to another.
9. – All the people who live together in one home, related or not.
13. – Legally taken into a family that is not one’s biological family.
14. – A person who has recently married; typically used for either member of a couple shortly after their wedding.
17. – The male head of a family or clan.
20. rivalry – Competition or conflict between brothers and sisters.