How do you sign "family"? Learn some more family-related terms as well as the signs for relatives.
Definition: A basic social unit consisting of parents and their children.
Pronunciation/articulation: Two-handed "F" handshape (palm out) with the thumb-forefinger circles together diverge in an arc movement and converge with the pinkies.
Non-SEE sign; borrowed from another signed language. Probably old ASL. It's currently growing more common, replacing the F-handshaped sign FAMILY.
Vocabulary for the immediate family unit in a FAMILY TREE: MOTHER, FATHER, CHILDREN, DAUGHTER, SON.
More vocabulary for the extended members of a family: GRANDMOTHER, GRANDFATHER, GRANDCHILD.
Vocabulary for RELATIVES: AUNT, UNCLE, COUSIN.
More vocabulary for STEPFAMILY.
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Georgraphy: There may be regional variations of some ASL words across the regions of North America. Note that many loanwords/signs are borrowed from other countries if not available in ASL.