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| Extended
Family: Abuela/abuelita (grandmother) Abuelo/abuelito (grandfather) Tatarabuela (great-grandmother) Tatarabuelo (great-grandfather) Nieta (granddaughter) Nieto (grandson) Primos (cousins) Primos hermanos (first cousins) Tia (aunt) Tio (uncle) Sobrina (niece) Sobrino(nephew) Mediohermano (halfbrother) Mediahermana (halfsister) Madrastra (stepmother) Padrastro (stepfather) |
Family
extension through ritual or celebration: Ahijada (God-daughter) Ahijado (God son) Madrina (Godmother) Padrino (Godfather) Compadres (Godparents) Comadres (Godmothers) Padrinos de pila (baptismal Godparents) |
| Weddings
establish a commadre-compadre-ahijada-ahijado relationships: Nuera (daughter-in-law) Yerno (son-in law) Suegra (mother-in-law) Suegro (father-in-law) Contrasuegros (relationship between parents-in-law) Cuņado (brother-in-law) Cuņada (sister-in-law) Concuņa (the wife of a brother-in-law) Concuņo (the husband of a sister-in-law) Primeros padrinos (legal witnesses) Padrinos de Lazo (the lazo is two rosaries joined as one and symbolic of the marriage union) Padrinos de Arras (these are the coins given to the bride by the groom as symbol of providing for family) Padrinos de Libro y Rosario (bible and rosary) Dama (bride's maid) Chamberlain (groom's man) Portadores ask for the bride's "hand in marriage" Boda is the wedding Contraboda is the extension of the celebration sponsored by the other in-laws |
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