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==Semantics== | ==Semantics== | ||
===Kinship=== | ===Kinship=== | ||
Aeranir kinship terms do not distinguish sex or gender, with the possible exception of the mother and father. The basis of the Classical Aeranid 'family' was the House (''{{term|cōmus}}''), and a child automatically became a part of its mother's House, unless a some other arrangement was decided on in advance. Often times the father would already be a member of the mother's house, but this was not always the case. Other adult members of the child's maternal House were referred to as its aunts and uncles, regardless of their blood relation. Likewise, all elders in a House are 'grandparents' and all children 'cousins/siblings.' | |||
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| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|rhael}}''', rhaelis'' | | style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|rhael}}''', rhaelis'' | ||
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In the case that the father is not a member of the mother's House, but still remains a part of their child's life, then there are paternal equivalents to the terms above to describe members of the father's House. | In the case that the father is not a member of the mother's House, but still remains a part of their child's life, then there are paternal equivalents to the terms above to describe members of the father's House. | ||