Family

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sibling
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a brother or sister
orphan
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a child whose parents have died
illegitimate child
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a child whose parents were not married when it was born
to cohabit
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to live together and be in a sexual relationship without being married
adoption
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legally taking a child to be taken care of as your own
extended family
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a family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other relatives
blood relatives
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someone who has the same parents or ancestors as the other person
ancestor
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a person related to you who lived a long time ago
generation
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all the people born and living at about the same time
broken home
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a family in which parents are divorced or separated
divorce
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an official or legal process to end marriage
nuclear family
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a family consisting of two parents and their children only
twins
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two children born to the same mother on the same occasion
infant
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a baby from the day of it's birth to about 2 months of age
toddler
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a child approximately 1 to 3 years old
blended family
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a family consisting of 2 parents and children they have together that include children from different marriage of one ore both spouses
only child
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person with no siblings, by birth or adoption
widow
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woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not married since
bride
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a woman on her wedding day
household
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group of people, usually family, who live together in a house
Black sheep
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member of a family or group who is regarded as a disgrace to it
nephew
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the son of your brother of sister
son in law
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the man who is married to your daughter
mother in law
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the mother of your husband or wife
youngster
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a young person of either sex
half sister
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a sitter who is a doughtier of only one of your parents
bridegroom
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a man on his wedding day
to elope
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to get married in a secret
bachelor
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a man who has never married
spinster
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an unmarried old woman
immediate family
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people who are very closely related to each other
dynasty
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series of leaders who are all from the same family
genealogy
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the study of family history
great aunt
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aunt of ones father or mother
overprotective
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having a tendency to excessively protect someone, especially a child
descendant
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a person who is related to you and lives after you such as your child
to foster
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to Leafly agree to temporarily look after someone's children
breadwinner
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the member of a family that earns the most money that the family needs
offspring
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a person's child or children
hereditary
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passed from the genes of a parent to a child
inherit
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to receive something as an heir from a person that died
separation
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mutual agreement between husband and wife to stop living together
childlessness
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the state of having no children
child custody
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being given a right to the one of the parents to take care of their child
to take after
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to be very similar to an older family member
matriarchy
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system in which the mother is the head of the family
remarry
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to marry again
family court
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a court of law that deals with cases involving family law
domestic violence
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violent or aggressive bahaviour within the home
fiancee
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a woman who is engaged to someone
incest
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sexual activity between family members or close relatives
acquaitance
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someone who you know but is not close friend of yours
godfather
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man who's present at child babtism and promises to take cer of child's religious education
funeral
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ceremony held shortly after someone's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation
family tree
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a drawing that shows relationship between your family, including ancestors
adulthood
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the part of someone's life when they are adult, usually starting from 18 yo
look after
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to take care of something or someone
single
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not married or not having a romantic relationship
kinfolk
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members of the same family

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