Allmän Träning IELTS (Band 6-7) - Familj

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

fosterförälder

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

fosterbarn

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

änka

a man whose spouse is dead and has not remarried

änkling

a particular stage in the history of a family

generation

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

förfader

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

ättling till någon

something left behind by a person after they die

arv

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

stamträd

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

hushåll

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

stam

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

adoptera ett barn

a child whose parents have died

föräldralös

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

moderskap

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

faderskap