maternal family
Mom's side kin
The maternal family comprises relatives on one's mother's side—maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins descended through the mother's lineage.
The term distinguishes this branch from the paternal family (father's side): She spent summers with her maternal family in Georgia.
In some cultures, the maternal family plays a dominant role in child-rearing and inheritance.
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- auntsParents' female siblings
- unclesParents' male siblings
- cousinsRelatives through shared grandparents
- blood relativesFamily by birth
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