Shaft Drive
2005-03-10 02:54:48 UTC
What is the female equivalent of fraternal?
- A mother has a maternal relationship to a male child.
- A father has a paternal relationship to that male child.
- A brother has a fraternal relationship to that male child.
But, what is the sibling sister's relationship to that male child?
I was filling out a medical form when I realized I had no idea how to
properly label the relationship. Of course, a cheap "mother" "father"
"brother" "sister" could work, (and does work for millions of unwitting
Americans), but, I've always felt it was wholly incorrect to label my
relationship to my child as "father" rather than as "paternal".
Hence my question:
- What is the designation of the relationship of a female sibling to
her brother properly called?
- A mother has a maternal relationship to a male child.
- A father has a paternal relationship to that male child.
- A brother has a fraternal relationship to that male child.
But, what is the sibling sister's relationship to that male child?
I was filling out a medical form when I realized I had no idea how to
properly label the relationship. Of course, a cheap "mother" "father"
"brother" "sister" could work, (and does work for millions of unwitting
Americans), but, I've always felt it was wholly incorrect to label my
relationship to my child as "father" rather than as "paternal".
Hence my question:
- What is the designation of the relationship of a female sibling to
her brother properly called?