Algemene Training IELTS (Band 6-7) - Family

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

pleegouder, pleegvader

a child placed in the temporary care of someone other than their biological or adoptive parents

pleegkind, tijdelijk opgevangen kind

a married woman whose spouse is dead and has not married again

weduwe

a man whose spouse is dead and has not remarried

weduwnaar, getrouwd en weduwnaar

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

voorouder, oudere

someone who shares the same blood with a specific person who lived many years ago

nakomeling, afstammeling

something left behind by a person after they die

erfenis, legaat

a chart, showing the relationship between all the members of a family over a long period of time

familiebomen, stamboom

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

huishouden, gezinslid

a social group united by shared ancestry, culture, or customs

stam, clan

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

adoptie

a child whose parents have died

wees

the quality or fact of being a mother to a child or children

moederlijkheid

the quality or fact of being a father to a child or children

vaderschap