Allmän Träning IELTS (Band 6-7) - Family

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

fosterförälder, placerade föräldrar

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

fosterbarn, barn i familjehemsvård

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

änka

a man whose spouse is dead and has not remarried

änkeman, övergiven man

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

förfader, anfader

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

avkomma, efterkommande

something left behind by a person after they die

arv, legat

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

släktträd, familjeträd

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

husstand, familj

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

stam, klan

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

adoption

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