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06.06.2013

Anastasia Koltai

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Table of family relationships in English!

Male

Female

Relationship

father

mother

parent

son

daughter

child

husband

wife

spouse

brother

sister

sibling

grandfather

grandmother

grandparents

grandson

granddaughter

grandchild

uncle

aunt

parent's sibling

nephew

niece

sibling's child

cousin

cousin

aunt's/uncle's child

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Basic words
father somebodys male parent
mother somebodys female parent
parent somebodys father or mother
son somebodys male child
daughter somebodys female child
husband the man who a woman is married to
wife the woman who a man is married to
spouse somebody married to another person; husband or wife
brother a boy or man who has the same parents as another person
sister a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person
sibling a brother or sister
elder brother/sister a brother/sister who is older than you
younger brother/sister brother/sister who is younger than you
grandfather somebodys parents father
grandmother somebodys parents mother
grandparent somebodys parents parent
great grandfather a father of your grandparent

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great grandmother a mother of your grandparent

grandson somebodys sons or daughters son
granddaughter somebodys sons or daughters daughter
grandchild somebodys sons or daughters child
uncle somebodys mothers or fathers brother; your aunts husband

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aunt somebodys mothers or fathers sister; your uncles wife

nephew somebodys brothers or sisters son; your husbands or wifes brothers or
sisters son

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sisters son
niece somebodys brothers or sisters daughter; your husbands or wifes brothers or
sisters daughter
cousin somebodys parents brothers or sisters child; somebodys aunts or uncles
child
stepfather your mothers husband (not your real father)
stepmother your fathers wife (not your real mother)
stepbrother your stepfathers or stepmothers son (at least one of your parents is
di erent)
stepsister your stepfathers or stepmothers daughter (at least one of your parents is
di erent)
stepson your spouses son (from an earlier marriage)
stepdaughter your spouses daughter (from an earlier marriage)
father-in-law your spouses father
mother-in-law your spouses mother
brother-in-law your spouses brother
sister-in-law your spouses sister
son-in-law your daughters husband
daughter-in-law your sons wife
boyfriend a boy or man that a girl or woman goes out with
girlfriend a girl or woman that a boy or man goes out with
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widow a woman whose husband our

has
died
website.

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widower a man whose wife has died

bachelor a man who has never been married
spinster a woman who has never been married
single a person who isnt married and doesnt have a boyfriend/girlfriend

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1. baby a very young child
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I always do some housework when the baby is sleeping in the afternoon.

2. infant a baby or very young child, newborn child
My sister is 14 years old, but sometimes she acts like an infant.
3. toddler a young child who has just learnt to walk
Toddlers can walk, but they dont always talk yet.
4. marriage legal relationship between a husband and wife
She only has a stepdaughter from her husbands rst marriage, but she likes her as
her own.
5. marry (sb), get married to sb become somebodys husband or wife
My father was 29 and my mother was 25 when they got married.
6. go out (with sb) spend time with somebody and have a romantic or sexual
relationship with them
My parents had been going out for two years before they got married.
My mother doesnt like that I go out with Tom; she says hes too old for me.
7. get engaged agree to marry somebody
Imagine, my sister has just got engaged to a footballer, theyre planning to get
married in the summer.
8. wedding the act of marrying, a marriage ceremony (and the meal or party that
usually follows it)
9. bride a woman on her wedding day, or just before or just after it
10. (bride)groom a man on his wedding day, or just before or just after it
The princes wedding ceremony will take place in the cathedral. Then the bride and
the groom will be taken to the wedding reception in an open Rolls Royce.
11. honeymoon a holiday taken by a couple who have just got married
We couldnt go to the Bahamas on honeymoon, but we felt sitting on the top of the
world even in a campsite at the local lake.
12. divorce the legal ending of a marriage; end your marriage legally
Unfortunately, very many marriages end in a divorce in our country.
She divorced her husband immediately when she learned he had a secret girlfriend.
My friend and his wife got divorced at last, after long years of quarrel and
disagreement.

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WRITTEN BY: ANASTASIA KOLTAI

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