What do I call my niece's husband?

If you are neutral, call him your nephew-in-law. If you want to telegraph negativity, call him "my brother's daughter's husband". This accomplishes the same job as calling him "my niece's (pejorative word) husband" without being so impolite as to use a pejorative word.
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How do I refer to my niece's husband?

Senior Member. Although Wikipedia lists many niece-related terms, I consider "nephew-in-law" an rather uncommon stretch. I call my niece's husband "my niece's husband."
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What do you call your nephew's wife?

The wife of your nephew has no blood relationship to you. It would be most accurate to refer to her as your nephew's wife. She is also your sibling's daughter-in-law.
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Is my daughter's husband my son-in-law?

son-in-law

the husband of your daughter. You are his father-in-law or mother-in-law.
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What is niece male called?

A niece is female, while a nephew is male, with the term nibling used in place of the common, gender-specific terms in some specialist literature.
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What is it called when a sister and brother have a baby?

Incest (/ˈɪnsɛst/ IN-sest) is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in consanguinity (blood relations), and sometimes those related by affinity (marriage or stepfamily), adoption, or lineage.
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What are Niblings?

Nibling is a gender-neutral term used to refer to a child of one's sibling as a replacement for "niece" or "nephew". The word is thought to have been coined in the early 1950s, but was relatively obscure for several decades before being revived in recent years.
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What are parents of a married couple called?

A mother-in-law is the mother of a person's spouse. Two women who are mothers-in-law to each other's children may be called co-mothers-in-law, or, if there are grandchildren, co-grandmothers.
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What is my sister's baby to me?

nephew. a son of your brother or sister, or a son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister. Their daughter is called your niece.
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What do you call your daughter's husband?

Father-, Mother-, Son-, and Daughter-in-Law

The husband of my daughter is my son-in-law; the wife of my son is my daughter-in-law.
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What do you call your niece's baby?

grandniece. noun. a daughter of one's nephew or niece; granddaughter of one's brother or sister.
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What do you call your nephew's son?

grandnephew. noun. a son of one's nephew or niece; grandson of one's brother or sister.
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Can you marry your niece?

Such a marriage may occur between biological (consanguine) relatives or between persons related by marriage (affinity). In some countries, avunculate marriages are prohibited by law, while in others marriages between such biological relatives are both legal and common, though now far less common.
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What's my niece's daughter to me?

The daughter of your niece is also your niece, but in a second degree. If you have any children, then your niece is their cousin in the first degree, or sister cousin. The daughter of your niece is to your children a second cousin, according to a regular consanguinity chart.
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What do I call my cousins husband?

You would say "cousin-in-law."
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Can I marry my half niece?

The practice is banned in 25 states, and in others, cousin marriage is only allowed under certain conditions, such as if one of the cousins is unable to reproduce. As a result of the successful appeal, the woman who married her half-uncle will most likely be allowed to remain in the United States.
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Can I marry my mother's sister's son?

In your case, you are are not within the degrees of prohibited relationship. Thus, if you fulfill other conditions of section 5, there is no legal impediment in your marriage under Hindu Marriage Act.
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What is my girlfriend brother called?

More commonly a sibling-in-law is referred to as a brother-in-law for a male sibling-in-law, and a sister-in-law for a female one. Sibling-in-law also refers to the reciprocal relationship between a person's spouse and their sibling's spouse.
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What is my mom's uncle to me?

In my experience, "uncle" can include "parent's uncle" or "grandparent's uncle". In my family, my parents' aunts and uncles were known by me as "Aunt Dorothy", "Uncle Michael", etc.
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What is a toxic daughter-in-law?

A toxic daughter-in-law can be mean, narcissistic, selfish and insensitive towards her mother-in-law most of the time, without any reason. Even if they have the best mother-in-law in the world, they will find some reason or the other to torment them and treat them miserably.
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What do parents of the bride and groom call each other?

There's a specific term for the relationship between people whose children marry each other: co-parents-in-law. The relationship between people whose children marry each other: the parents of the bride vis-à-vis the parents of the groom.
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What does my mom call my mother-in-law?

Some daughters-in-law make up their own term: One woman goes with "Mama Schaefer," while another simply calls her "MIL." One woman said she addresses her mother-in-law as "mom" in writing, but in person, she always uses her first name.
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What do you call your non-binary aunt?

“Pibling” and “parling” (conflations of parent and sibling), “arntul”, “auncle” and “uncee” are being put forward as gender-neutral options for aunt or uncle. For those who have non binary siblings, “nibling” or “quibling” (queer and sibling) are possible options.
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What do I call my non-binary child?

A non-binary person may want to be addressed by gender neutral pronouns like “they” and “them” instead of she/her or he/him. They may also choose a new name, especially if their given name is often associated with a traditional gender.
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What is a non-binary parent called?

Nonbinary parent names include “Maddy,” “Adi,” “Poppy,” and “Nibi.” Donors are referred to by name, as “Donor,” “Uncle,” or by various nicknames, including “Batman,” “Popeye,” “The cowboy from Wyoming,” and “Spunkle” (“Special Uncle”).
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