NOW it would be very embarrassing to mix up brothers with sisters, aunts with uncles if you were at a party or dinner.
So here is the French for family members so that you can work your way around the table whilst sat enjoying a glass of wine.
les parents parents
le père father
la mère mother
le frère brother
la soeur sister
les enfants children
le fils son
la fille daughter
les grand-parents grandparents
le grand-père grandfather
la grand-mère grandmother
les petits-enfants grandchildren
le petit-fils grandson
la petite-fille granddaughter
l’oncle uncle
la tante aunt
le neveu nephew
la nièce niece
le cousin cousin (m)
la cousine cousin (f)
le mari husband
la femme wife