Family & Relationships vocabulary

Vocabulary for family members, relationships and life stages

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Close Family · 15

WordLevelDefinition
babyA1a very young child
brotherA1a boy or man with the same parents as you
childA1a young person, a boy or girl
daughterA1a girl or woman who is someone's child
familyA1your parents, children, and other close people
fatherA1your male parent, your dad
husbandA1the man a woman is married to
motherA1a woman with a child of her own
parentA1your mother or father
partnerA2a person you do things with or share life with
sisterA1a girl or woman with the same parents as you
sonA1a male child of a parent
wifeA1the woman a man is married to
twinA2one of two children born at the same time
spouseB1husband or wife

Extended Family · 17

WordLevelDefinition
auntA1your mother's or father's sister
cousinA1the child of your aunt or uncle
grandfatherA1your father's or mother's father
grandmotherA1your father's or mother's mother
uncleA1your mother's or father's brother
ancestorB1a person in your family who lived long ago
grandchildA2child of your son or daughter
granddaughterA2daughter of your son or daughter
grandsonA2son of your son or daughter
heirB1person who gets money or a title after someone dies
nephewB1son of your brother or sister
nieceB1daughter of your brother or sister
relativeB1person in your family
stepmotherB1woman who married your father after your mother
stepfatherA2a man who married your mother but is not your real father
descendantC1a person who is related to someone who lived before
in-lawB2family member through marriage

Relationships · 16

WordLevelDefinition
bondB1a strong feeling that joins people together
colleagueB1someone in the same profession or company as you
coupleA2two people together or a small number
relationshipB1how two people or things are connected
strangerA2a person you do not know
friendshipA2being friends with someone
respectB1to think highly of someone and treat them well
trustB1to believe someone is good and honest
acquaintanceB1person you know but not as a close friend
affectionB1gentle feeling of love and caring
allyB1person or country that helps you
companionB1person you spend time with or travel with
loyaltyB1being true and always supporting someone
neighborB1person who lives near you
rivalB2a person or team you compete against
intimacyB2state of being very close with someone

Life Events · 20

WordLevelDefinition
adultA1a person no longer a child
birthA2when a baby comes into the world
childhoodA2the time when you are a child
generationB1all people born at about the same time
marriedA1having a husband or wife
orphanB1child whose parents have died
singleA2only one, or not married
teenagerA2person between thirteen and nineteen years old
weddingA2event where two people get married
adolescenceB1time of life between child and adult
adoptionB1taking someone else's child as your own
divorceB1legal end of a marriage
funeralB1event when people say goodbye to a dead person
marriageB1being married to someone
pregnantB1having a baby growing inside your body
engagementB2a promise between two people that they will get married
retirementB1the time when you stop working because of age
widowB2a woman whose husband has died
bachelorB2an unmarried man, or a first university degree
elderB2an older person, or a tree with small white flowers

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