Family & Relationships vocabulary
Vocabulary for family members, relationships and life stages
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Close Family · 15
| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| baby | A1 | a very young child |
| brother | A1 | a boy or man with the same parents as you |
| child | A1 | a young person, a boy or girl |
| daughter | A1 | a girl or woman who is someone's child |
| family | A1 | your parents, children, and other close people |
| father | A1 | your male parent, your dad |
| husband | A1 | the man a woman is married to |
| mother | A1 | a woman with a child of her own |
| parent | A1 | your mother or father |
| partner | A2 | a person you do things with or share life with |
| sister | A1 | a girl or woman with the same parents as you |
| son | A1 | a male child of a parent |
| wife | A1 | the woman a man is married to |
| twin | A2 | one of two children born at the same time |
| spouse | B1 | husband or wife |
Extended Family · 17
| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| aunt | A1 | your mother's or father's sister |
| cousin | A1 | the child of your aunt or uncle |
| grandfather | A1 | your father's or mother's father |
| grandmother | A1 | your father's or mother's mother |
| uncle | A1 | your mother's or father's brother |
| ancestor | B1 | a person in your family who lived long ago |
| grandchild | A2 | child of your son or daughter |
| granddaughter | A2 | daughter of your son or daughter |
| grandson | A2 | son of your son or daughter |
| heir | B1 | person who gets money or a title after someone dies |
| nephew | B1 | son of your brother or sister |
| niece | B1 | daughter of your brother or sister |
| relative | B1 | person in your family |
| stepmother | B1 | woman who married your father after your mother |
| stepfather | A2 | a man who married your mother but is not your real father |
| descendant | C1 | a person who is related to someone who lived before |
| in-law | B2 | family member through marriage |
Relationships · 16
| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| bond | B1 | a strong feeling that joins people together |
| colleague | B1 | someone in the same profession or company as you |
| couple | A2 | two people together or a small number |
| relationship | B1 | how two people or things are connected |
| stranger | A2 | a person you do not know |
| friendship | A2 | being friends with someone |
| respect | B1 | to think highly of someone and treat them well |
| trust | B1 | to believe someone is good and honest |
| acquaintance | B1 | person you know but not as a close friend |
| affection | B1 | gentle feeling of love and caring |
| ally | B1 | person or country that helps you |
| companion | B1 | person you spend time with or travel with |
| loyalty | B1 | being true and always supporting someone |
| neighbor | B1 | person who lives near you |
| rival | B2 | a person or team you compete against |
| intimacy | B2 | state of being very close with someone |
Life Events · 20
| Word | Level | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| adult | A1 | a person no longer a child |
| birth | A2 | when a baby comes into the world |
| childhood | A2 | the time when you are a child |
| generation | B1 | all people born at about the same time |
| married | A1 | having a husband or wife |
| orphan | B1 | child whose parents have died |
| single | A2 | only one, or not married |
| teenager | A2 | person between thirteen and nineteen years old |
| wedding | A2 | event where two people get married |
| adolescence | B1 | time of life between child and adult |
| adoption | B1 | taking someone else's child as your own |
| divorce | B1 | legal end of a marriage |
| funeral | B1 | event when people say goodbye to a dead person |
| marriage | B1 | being married to someone |
| pregnant | B1 | having a baby growing inside your body |
| engagement | B2 | a promise between two people that they will get married |
| retirement | B1 | the time when you stop working because of age |
| widow | B2 | a woman whose husband has died |
| bachelor | B2 | an unmarried man, or a first university degree |
| elder | B2 | an older person, or a tree with small white flowers |
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