Vocabulário para IELTS (Básico) - Família e Relacionamentos

one's brother or sister

irmão, irmã

a male or female partner in a marriage

cônjuge, esposo/esposa

a period in one's life between puberty and adulthood

adolescência, juventude

a young child who is starting to learn how to walk

pré-escolar, bebê

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

vínculo, ligação

the state of being a father to a child or children

paternidade, papel de pai

the relationship between two or more brothers

fraternidade, relações fraternais

the state of being a mother to a child or children

maternidade

the state of being a child

infância

a retired person who gets an amount of money each month, called pension, usually from the government

pensionista, aposentado

the manner in which a child is raised, including the care, guidance, and teaching provided by parents or guardians

criação, educação

a person whom one knows but is not a close friend

conhecido, conhecida

an instance of serious opposition between ideas, values, or interests

conflito, oposição

someone who is the mother of a person's wife or husband

sogra

someone who is the father of a person's wife or husband

sogro

the person who is the brother of one's spouse

cunhado

the person who is the sister of one's spouse

cunhada

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

adotar, acolher

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

antepassado, ascendente

to officially cancel a marriage

anular, dissolver

the end of a relationship or an association

término, separação

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

muito unido, fortemente conectado

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

descendente, herdeiro

the legal right to keep a thing or to take care of a person

custódia, tutela

a family consisting of two parents and their children, but not any other relatives

família nuclear, família núcleo

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

família extensa, família ampliada

a family in which the parents live with the children from their own relationship along with the children from previous ones

família reconstituída, família misturada

a group of people belonging to a particular age group or time period partaking in a certain activity

geração, grupo geracional

someone who takes responsibility and raises someone else's child in Christian faith

padrinho, madrinha

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

herdar, receber em herança

the relationship between the members of a family

parentesco, laço familiar

a child whose parents have died

órfão, órfã

someone who is married to either one of our parents but is not our real parent

pai/mãe adotivo, pai/mãe de criação

a woman who has undergone a divorce, indicating that she was previously married but is now legally separated from her spouse

divorciada