Immediate Family |
Extended Family |
For step-relatives, use the sign below for "step" followed by his/her relationship:
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To describe in-laws (relatives of your spouse or spouses of your relatives), use this sign:
To describe great relatives (for instance, great aunt), use this sign:
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The Family of Family
Families of signs are words that share a sign in ASL. Each word can be distinguished from the other since they are initialized. Below are words that fall under the family of the sign for family. These words are similar in meaning and share similar signs as well.