B2-Wortliste - Familie und Beziehungen

a sexual relationship between two people in which at least one of them is already committed to someone else

Affäre

a relationship formed between people or groups based on mutual experiences, ideas, feelings, etc.

Bindung

all the people living in a house together, considered as a social unit

Hausgemeinschaft, Haushalt

the legal act of ending a marriage

Scheidung

to legally end a marriage

scheiden

the direct line of descent from a particular person

Abstammung, Ahnenreihe

a blood relative who lived a long time ago, usually before one's grandparents

Vorfahr(in)

the person one used to be married to or have a relationship with

Ex, Ex-Partner

a large family group consisting of parents and children that might also include grandparents, aunts, or uncles

Großfamilie

one's parents or family members in general

die Eltern, die Familie

a person who takes someone else's child and raises them without legally becoming their parent

Pflegeeltern, Pflegeväter

either of two children or animals born from the same mother at the same time who are very similar in appearance

eineiiger Zwilling, eineiige Zwillingsschwester

a person who is related to someone by marriage

Schwiegermutter, Schwiegervater

one's brother or sister

Geschwister

the son of one's stepfather or stepmother from a previous relationship

Stiefbruder, Halbbruder

a child of one's husband or wife from a former marriage

Stiefkind, Stiefsohn/Stieftochter

the daughter of one's spouse from a past relationship

Stieftochter, Tochter des Ehepartners aus einer früheren Beziehung

the man that is married to one's parent but is not one's biological father

Stiefvater, Muttermann

the woman that is married to one's parent but is not one's biological mother

Stiefmutter, lebenspartnerin des Vaters

the daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother from a previous relationship

Stiefschwester, Halbschwester

the son of one's spouse from a past relationship

Stiefsohn, Nicht leiblicher Sohn

the state in which a couple decide to live apart while they are still legally married

rechtliche Trennung, Trennung

the act or fact of taking someone's child and growing them up, which has been approved by law

Adoption

showing a level of love or care that one would only expect a brother to have

brüderlich, bruderlich

(of a group of people) having a strong friendly relationship with shared interests

eng verbunden

to take someone's child into one's family and become their legal parent

adoptieren

to have a secret romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one's own partner

betrügen, fremdgehen

to receive money, property, etc. from someone who has passed away

erben

to remain loyal to or supportive of someone, particularly during a hard time

zu jemandem stehen, unterstützen

to look or act like an older member of the family, especially one's parents

ähneln, nach etwas kommen

to sing softly in order to help someone fall asleep

having a near blood relationship or strong genetic connection