Family and Relationships

aunt - the sister of someoneīs father or mother, or the wife of someoneīs uncle cousin - a child of a personīs aunt or uncle daughter - your female child daughter-in-law - your sonīs wife ex-husband - a man who was formerly a certain womanīs husband ex-wife - a woman who was formerly a particular manīs wife father - a male parent father-in-law - the father of the person you are married to first cousin - the child of one's aunt or uncle first cousin once removed - your mother's first cousin; the words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation foster parent - a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the childīs natural parents but without legally adopting the child foster-child - a child who is raised by foster parents godparent - a person who agrees to take care of a child if something were to happen to their parents or guardians grandchild - the child of a personīs son or daughter granddaughter - the daughter of a personīs son or daughter grandson - the son of a personīs son or daughter great grandchild - a child of your grandson or granddaughter husband - a married man; a womanīs partner in marriage, hubby in-law - relative by marriage mother - a woman who has given birth to a child; female parent nephew - a son of your brother or sister niece - a daughter of your brother or sister parent - a father or mother second cousin - person in your family who has the same great-grandparents as you sister - a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person son - a male child son-in-law - the husband of your daughter step-parent - the man or woman who is married to someoneīs mother or father but who is not their real father or mother twin - either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy uncle - the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt widow - a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried widower - a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried wife - a manīs partner in marriage MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS divorced - married in the past but not now married divorcee - someone who is divorced and who has not married again engaged - having formally agreed to marry separated - living apart but not divorced single - not married, or not having a romantic relationship with someone widowed - describes a person whose husband or wife has died FAMILY and RELATIONSHIPS - verbs get divorced from get engaged to get married to get on well with somebody marry someone start a relationship with someone end a relationship with someone

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