It's All Relative!

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1. What is 'il nonno' in English? father-in-law cousin godfather grandfather

2. The word 'il nipote' has two possible meanings in English. What are they? daughter and female relative brother and cousin grandson and nephew grandfather and great-grandfather

3. What is 'la matrigna' in English? nanny step-mother aunt godmother

4. What is 'il cognato' in English? half-brother there's no such relative! male cousin brother-in-law

5. What is 'bisnonna' in English? great-grandmother aunt grandmother step-mother

6. Let's turn it around and answer the next five questions from the English point of view. What is the Italian word for 'baby'? il neonato la figlioccia i gemelli identici la madrina

7. How do Italians refer to 'elder brother'? il figlio minore il fratello minore il fratello maggiore il figlio maggiore

8. What is 'uncle' in Italian? lo zio il fratellastro L'oncle il genero

9. How do Italians refer to 'daughter-in-law'? la sorellastra la gemella la figlia la nuora

10. What might an Italian child call his/her father? Daddy Nonno Papà Bimbo