Family life – English vocabulary
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26 English words with meanings: (bride) groom, babysitter, bride, bring sb up, close family… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice on…
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- (bride) groom /ɡru:m/ (noun) — a man on his wedding day
Example:The groom waited at the altar.
Synonyms: bridegroom, husband-to-be, wedding groom - babysitter /'beɪbisɪtər/ (noun) — a person who looks after children while parents are away
Example:The babysitter read the children a story.
Synonyms: childminder, nanny - bride /braɪd/ (noun) — a woman on her wedding day
Example:The bride smiled at the ceremony.
Synonyms: wedding bride, newlywed, spouse - bring sb up /brɪŋ ʌp/ (phrase) — to care for a child until he or she becomes an adult
Example:They brought him up in a small town.
Synonyms: raise, rear, care for - close family /kloʊs 'fæməli/ (phrase) — the family members you are closest to
Example:We had dinner with our close family.
Synonyms: immediate family, nuclear family - cousin /'kʌzən/ (noun) — the child of your aunt or uncle
Example:My cousin lives in Canada.
Synonyms: relative - divorce /dɪ'vɔ:rs/ (noun) — the legal ending of a marriage
Example:Their divorce was finalized last month.
Synonyms: separation, dissolution, splitting up - engagement /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒmənt/ (noun) — a promise to marry someone
Example:They announced their engagement in June.
Synonyms: betrothal, promise to marry, engagement ring - ex-girlfriend/wife (etc.) eks /,ɛks 'waɪf/ (phrase) — a former wife or girlfriend
Example:His ex-wife moved to another city.
Synonyms: former partner, former spouse - expecting a baby (phrase) — Going to have a baby soon.
Example:She is expecting a baby in June.
Synonyms: pregnant, with child - family holiday /'fæməli 'hɒl.ə.deɪ/ (phrase) — a holiday taken by parents and children together
Example:They had a family holiday at the beach.
Synonyms: family trip, family vacation, family getaway - get divorced get /ɡet dɪ'vɔ:rst/ (phrase) — to end a marriage legally
Example:They decided to get divorced after ten years.
Synonyms: separate legally, end a marriage, split up - get engaged get /ɡet ɪn'ɡeɪdʒd/ (phrase) — to promise to marry someone
Example:They got engaged after two years together.
Synonyms: promise to marry, become engaged, make a commitment - get married to sb get /ɡet 'mærid tu:/ (phrase) — to become husband and wife with someone
Example:They got married in a small church.
Synonyms: wed, marry, become husband and wife - have children /hæv 'tʃɪldrən/ (phrase) — To become parents by having one or more children.
Example:They want to have children one day.
Synonyms: start a family, become parents - marry /'mæri/ (verb) — to become husband and wife
Example:They plan to marry next summer.
Synonyms: wed, get married, become husband and wife - mother/brother/son-in-law /'mʌðər ɪn lɔ:/ (noun) — the husband of your sister or daughter (mother-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law: the family of your husband or wife, or a daughter's husband)
Example:My brother-in-law is coming to dinner.
Synonyms: brother-in-law, son-in-law, father-in-law - nephew /'nefju:/ (noun) — your brother’s or sister’s son
Example:My nephew is ten years old.
Synonyms: brother's son, sister's son - niece /ni:s/ (noun) — your brother’s or sister’s daughter
Example:My niece starts school next week.
Synonyms: brother's daughter, sister's daughter - only child /,əʊnli 'tʃaɪld/ (noun) — a person with no brothers or sisters
Example:She is an only child.
Synonyms: single child, no siblings - relations /rɪ'leɪʃənz/ (noun) — family connections and relationships
Example:Family relations can be complicated.
Synonyms: family ties, family relationships - relatives /'relətɪvz/ (noun) — people in your family, especially those related by blood or marriage
Example:We visited our relatives last summer.
Synonyms: family members, kin, relations - remarry /,ri:'mærɪd/ (verb) — to marry again after a husband or wife has died or a marriage has ended
Example:He remarried after two years.
Synonyms: marry again, wed again - sister-in-law /,sɪstər ɪn 'lɔ:/ (noun) — the wife of your brother or the sister of your husband or wife
Example:My sister-in-law lives in Canada.
Synonyms: brother's wife, wife's sister, husband's sister - stepfather /'step,fɑ:ðər/ (noun) — a man who is married to your mother but is not your father
Example:Her stepfather taught her to drive.
Synonyms: mother's husband, stepdad - twin(s) /twɪnz/ (noun) — two children born at the same time to the same mother
Example:They are twins.
Synonyms: twin children, same-age siblings
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