Tropes that revolve around family members outside the immediate parent-child/sibling dynamic. This includes aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and other relatives who may play pivotal roles in a character's life or the broader family dynamic.
Sub-Index of the broader Family Tropes. See Son of Trope, Daughter of Index, The Parent Trope, Sibling Tropes, and Marriage Tropes for indices on Nuclear Family members. See also Family Through Marriage.
General:
- The Clan: A very large extended family, often one of nobility.
- Lineage Comes from the Father: When ancestors are discussed, only the father's side is mentioned.
- Multi Generational Household: A household in which three or more generations live under the same roof.
- Tangled Family Tree: A family tree with a little too much incest going on.
- Token Houseguest: The only household member in a Dom Com who is not a part of the nuclear family (often is an extended family member).
- Uncanny Family Resemblance: A character bears a stronger resemblance to an extended family member than to their own parents.
Grandparents/Grandchildren:
- Doting Grandparent: A grandparent who's affectionate and spoils their grandchildren.
- Grandma's Recipe: The most delicious recipes are that of dear old Grandma.
- Grandparental Age Dissonance: A grandparent is a lot older or younger than they realistically should be.
- Grandparental Obliviousness: A grandparent left in charge of their grandchildren is too senile to keep a proper eye on them.
- Grandparent Favoritism: A grandparent who shares a close bond with/had a preference for their children's offspring that they don't (or didn't) have with their children.
- Granny Classic: As wise as her years suggest, a great cook and baker, nurturing and lovely, often like a parent or confidant to you and your friends, and reliable even in the worst of times. That's grandma.
- Gruesome Grandparent: A grandparent who is abysmal to their grandchildren.
- I Want Grandkids: Parents who really want their children to have kids of their own.
- Raised by Grandparents: A character is raised by their grandparents rather than their parents.
- Stern Grandparent: A grandparent who is strict towards their grandchildren rather than spoiling or doting.
- Three Successful Generations: A family trio consisting of child, parent, and grandparent, who have all achieved success.
Great-Grandparents & Beyond:
- Famous Ancestor: When someone is descended from a famous historical figure.
- Identical Grandson: Character looks exactly like their grandparent or distant ancestor.
- Living Distant Ancestor: A character's nth great-grandparent is still alive, often because they are immortal or Long-Lived.
- My Grandson, Myself: An immortal character pretends to be their descendant to hide their immortality.
- My Own Grampa: Through time travel, a character becomes their own ancestor.
- Senior Citizen's Even Older Parent: An already elderly person has at least one living parent, who is often a great-grandparent or beyond.
Aunts/Uncles and Nieces/Nephews:
- Chaste Toons: Characters who have nieces and nephews but never any children of their own.
- Cool Uncle: An uncle (or sometimes aunt) that is beloved by their niece/nephew.
- Creepy Uncle: An uncle (or sometimes aunt) with an incestuous interest in his niece or nephew.
- Evil Nephew: The villainous nephew who plots to murder his uncle.
- Evil Uncle: The wicked uncle (or sometimes aunt) that mistreats their niece/nephew.
- Maiden Aunt: An elderly female relative who, unlike her siblings, never married or had children.
- Nephewism: A character lives with an aunt or an uncle without any explanation on where their parents are.
- Older Nephew, Younger Uncle: A niece/nephew and their aunt/uncle are close in age, or the former is older than the latter.
Cousins:
- Clashing Cousins: Cousins who either form a rivalry or dislike each other.
- Country Cousin: A relative that lives out in the rural south.
- From Cousin to Honorary Sibling: Cousins raised together are essentially siblings.
- Kissing Cousins: Romantic and/or sexual interaction between cousins.
Distant Relatives:
- Ambiguous Family Ties: Spouses assume a distant relative comes from each other's family.
- Ambiguously Related: It is uncertain whether two (or more) characters are related or not, but it's easier to be ambiguous if distant.
- Related Regardless of Distance: Distant relatives are treated the same as close ones.