Ah, I wasn't sure if Gems really had families. But you have friends too, right? you mentioned some earlier. Steven? Friends are sort of like family, but you choose your friends. Family are just the people you are related to. Like your parents or your siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles - they're your parents' brothers or sisters.

[Sorry if you already know this, Peridot. She's just not sure what you might already be aware of or not with some of your questions and confusion, exactly.]