B2 Woordenlijst - Familie en relaties

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

affaire, relatie

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

band, verbinding

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

huishouden, gezinslid

the legal act of ending a marriage

scheiding

to legally end a marriage

scheiden

the direct line of descent from a particular person

afstamming, nageslacht

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

voorouder, oudere

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

uitgebreide familie, grotere familie

one's parents or family members in general

ouders, familie

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

pleegouder, pleegvader

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

eeneiige tweeling, eeneiige tweelingzus

a person who is related to someone by marriage

schoonfamilie, verwanten

one's brother or sister

broer, zus

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

stiefbroer, halfbroer

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

stiefkind, stiefzoon/stiefdochter

the daughter of one's spouse from a past relationship

stiefdochter, dochter van de echtgenoot uit een vorig huwelijk

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

stiefvader, bonusvader

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

stiefmoeder, vrouw van vader

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

stiefzus, stiefzuster

the son of one's spouse from a past relationship

stiefzoon, stiefkind

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

juridische scheiding, scheiding

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

adoptie

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

broederlijk, broederachtig

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

hechte, hechting

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

adopteren, opvoeden

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

bedriegen, vraan gaan

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

erfgen, erf ontvangen

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

ondersteunen, trouw blijven aan

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

gelijk zijn aan, erfgen

to sing softly in order to help someone fall asleep

having a near blood relationship or strong genetic connection