• An "adoptive sibling" is a brother or sister who has been adopted.

• A "biological sibling" is a brother or sister who owns the same blood as their sibling.

• A "half-sibling" is a brother or sister sharing the same father or mother with their sibling but not the other parent.

• An "older sibling" is a brother or sister who is older than one of their sibling ; it's an individual who was born BEFORE their sibling.

• A "stepsibling" is a brother or sister born of a different family united by marriage.

• A "younger sibling" is a brother or sister who is younger than one of their sibling ; it's an individual who was born AFTER their sibling.

Feminine roles should be used for characters who are female, or an intersex equivalent (gynomorph, herm) gender.

Family roles

• daughter
• mother
• sister

Extended family roles

• aunt
• granddaughter
• grandmother
• niece

Masculine roles should be used for characters who are male, or an intersex equivalent (andromorph, maleherm) gender.

Family roles

• brother
• father
• son

Extended family roles

• grandfather
• grandson
• nephew
• uncle

Extended family refers to family relations outside of a basic family structure: mother, father, and their children.

• aunt, uncle
• cousins
• grandchild
• granddaughter
• grandson
• grandparent
• grandfather
• grandmother
• nephew, niece