familial relationships

Familial relationships describe how people are connected through blood, marriage, or adoption. Parents are the individuals who raise or contribute genetically to their children; children are descendants of their parents. Siblings share at least one parent. Grandparents are the parents of a person's parents, and grandchildren are the descendants of their children. Spouses are partners in marriage, with in-laws being family by marriage rather than blood. These relationships form a network that defines family structure, helping to establish roles, responsibilities, and emotional bonds within a family unit.