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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? grandson and nephew grandfather and great-grandfather brother and cousin daughter and female relative

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

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

5. What is 'bisnonna' in English? grandmother great-grandmother aunt 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'? la madrina i gemelli identici il neonato la figlioccia

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

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

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

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