The document provides a glossary of family-related terms and definitions, including words like 'mother,' 'father,' 'child,' and 'marriage.' Each term is clearly defined, along with examples of related words and their meanings. It serves as a resource for understanding vocabulary associated with family dynamics and relationships.

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2. Adult
A person who has finished growing and is no longer a
child.
(noun)

3. Adopt
To legally take someone else’s child to become your
own child.
(verb)

4. Aunt
The sister of your father of mother, or the wife of your
uncle
(noun)

5. Baby
A very young child who is
not yet able to speak or
walk.
(noun)

6. Bachelor
A man who has never been married.
(noun)

7. Bachelorette
A woman who has never been married.
(noun)

8. Boy
A male child or a young male person.
(noun)

9. Brother
A boy or man who has the same parents as you.
(noun)

10. Born
To come out of your mother’s body and to start to exist.
(verb)

11. Birth
The time when a baby
comes out of its mother’s
body.
(noun)

12. Birthday
The day each year which is
the same date as the one
on which you were born.
(noun)

13. Bride
A woman on her wedding
day.
(noun)

14. Bridegroom
A man on his wedding day.
(noun)

15. Bring up
To look after a child and teach him or her how to
behave, etc.
(verb)

16. Child (plural: Children)
A young person who is
below the age of puberty
or below the legal age of
maturity.
(noun)

17. Couple
Two people who are
married or having a
romantic relationship.
(noun)

18. Cousin
The child of your uncle or aunt.
(noun)

19. Daddy
A child’s word for a father
(also dad).
(noun)

20. Daughter
Someone’s female child.
(noun)

21. Daughter-in-law
The wife of your son/child.
(noun)

22. Delivery
The process of giving birth.
(noun)

23. Descendant
Someone who is related by blood to a person who lived
a long time ago.
(noun)

24. Divorce
To legally end a marriage.
(verb)

25. Divorced
To be no longer married to your wife or husband.
(adjective)

26. Elder
To be born first.
adjective

27. Engagement
An agreement between to
people to marry in the
near future.
(noun)

28. Engaged
Having agreed to marry somebody.
(adjective)

29. Family
A group of people who are
related by blood or
marriage.
(noun)

30. Family tree
A drawing that shows the names of all family members
over generations and how they are related to each
other.
(noun)

31. Father
A male parent.
(noun)

32. Father-in-law
The father of your husband or wife.
(noun)

33. Female
Relating to women or girls.
(adjective)

34. Fiancé
The man to whom a woman is engaged.
(noun)

35. Fiancée
The woman to whom a man is engaged.
(noun)

36. Foster
To take care of someone else’s child for a period of time
but without becoming the legal guardian of the child.
(verb)

37. Girl
A female child or a young
female person.
(noun)

38. Give birth
To produce a baby from your body.
(verb)

39. Godchild
A child who has godparents.
(noun)

40. Goddaughter
A female godchild.
(noun)

41. Godfather
A man who is responsible
to teach a child Christian
moral and religious values.
(noun)

42. Godmother
A woman who is responsible to teach a child Christian
moral and religious values.
(noun)

43. Godparents
People who are responsible to teach a child Christian
moral and religious values.
(noun)

44. Godson
A male godchild.
(noun)

45. Grandchild
The child of your son or daughter.
(noun)

46. Granddaughter
A female grandchild.
(noun)

47. Grandfather
The father of your mother
or father (same as
grandpa).
(noun)

48. Grandpa
The father of your mother
or father (same as
grandfather).
(noun)

49. Grandmother
The mother of your
mother or father (same as
grandma).
(noun)

50. Grandma
The mother of your
mother or father (same as
grandma).
(noun)

51. Grandson
A male grandchild.
(noun)

52. Great-grandparent
The mother or father of
your grandparent.
(noun)

53. Half-brother
A brother who is the son of either your mother or your
father.
(noun)

54. Husband
The man that a woman is
married to.
(noun)

55. Labor
The process of childbirth from the start of contractions
to delivery.
(noun)

56. Late
No longer alive, to be
dead.
(adjective)

57. Male
Relating to men or boys.
(adjective)

58. Man
An adult male person.
(noun)

59. Marry
To become somebody’s
husband, wife or life
partner.
(verb)

60. Marriage
The legal relationship
between two people who
are married.
(noun)

61. Married
Having a husband, wife or
life partner.
(adjective)

62. Mother
A female parent.
(noun)

63. Mother-in-law
The mother of your husband or wife.
(noun)

64. Mummy
A child’s word for a
mother (also mum).
(noun)

65. Nephew
The son of your brother or sister, your husband’s
brother or sister, and your wife’s brother or sister.
(noun)

66. Niece
The daughter of your brother or sister, your husband’s
brother or sister, and your wife’s brother or sister.
(noun)

67. Old
Having lived for a very
long time.
(adjective)

68. Parent
The father or mother of a
person.
(noun)

69. Parents-in-law
The parents of your husband or wife.
(noun)

70. Relative
A person connected to you by blood or marriage.
(noun)

71. Raise
To care for and educate a child until adulthood.
(verb)

72. Sister
A girl or woman who has
the same parents as you.
(noun)

73. Sibling
A brother or sister of the
same parents.
(noun)

74. Son
Someone’s male child.
(noun)

75. Son-in-law
The husband of your daughter/child.
(noun)

76. Spouse
Your husband or wife.
(noun)

77. Stepbrother
The son of your stepparent or the person who is
married to your parent.
(noun)

78. Stepfather
The man who is married to your mother but is not your
father.
(noun)

79. Stepmother
The woman who is married to your father but is not
your mother.
(noun)

80. Stepsister
The daughter of your stepparent or the person who is
married to your parent.
(noun)

81. Twin
One of two children who
are born to the same
mother at the same time.
(noun)

82. Uncle
The brother of your mother or father, or the husband
of your aunt.
(noun)

83. Wed
To marry.
(verb)

84. Wedding
A marriage ceremony.
(noun)

85. Widow
A woman whose husband has died and who has not
married again.
(noun)

86. Widower
A man whose wife has died and who has not married
again.
(noun)

87. Wife
The woman that a man is
married to.
(noun)

88. Woman
An adult female person.
(noun)

89. Young
Having lived for only a short time; not fully developed.
(adjective)

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