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What is the plural collective term for aunts and uncles?

For "brothers and sisters", it's "siblings". For "sons and daughters", it's "children". For "mother and father", it's "parents" For "grandfather and grandmother", it's "grandparents". What is the collective term for "aunts and uncles"? What is it for "nieces and nephews"?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: These are kinship terms that are just not present in English. There is no single word to use, either for aunt/uncle or niece/nephew.