Family and Relationships

friendship

noun

/frɛnd.ʃɪp/ or /frend.ship/

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a close relationship between two or more people characterized by trust, loyalty, and support

motherhood

noun

/mʌ.ðər.hʊd/ or /ma.dhēr.hood/

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the state of being a mother to a child or children

fatherhood

noun

/fɑ.ðɜr.hʊd/ or /faa.dhēr.hood/

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the state of being a father to a child or children

relative

noun

/rɛ.lə.tɪv/ or /re.lē.tiv/

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a family member who is related to us by blood or marriage

marriage

noun

/mɛ.rɪʤ/ or /me.rij/

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the formal and legal relationship between two people who are married

unmarried

Adjective

/ʌn.mæ.rid/ or /an.mā.rid/

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not having a legal or official romantic partner

engaged

Adjective

/ɛn.geɪʤd/ or /en.geijd/

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having formally agreed to marry someone

separated

Adjective

/sɛ.pə.reɪ.tɪd/ or /se.pē.rei.tid/

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not living with one's spouse or partner anymore

bride

noun

/braɪd/ or /braid/

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a woman who is about to be married or has recently been married

groom

noun

/grum/ or /groom/

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a man who is getting married

spouse

noun

/spaʊs/ or /spaoos/

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a male or female partner in a marriage

single parent

noun

/ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈpɛrənt/

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a person who raises a child or children without a partner

only child

noun

/ˈoʊnli ˈʧaɪld/

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a person who has no siblings

family tree

noun

/ˈfæməli ˈtri/

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

mother-in-law

noun

/ˈmʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

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

father-in-law

noun

/ˈfɑðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

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

sister-in-law

noun

/ˈsɪstɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

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the person who is the sister of one's spouse

brother-in-law

noun

/ˈbrʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

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the person who is the brother of one's spouse

daughter-in-law

noun

/ˈdɔtɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

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the wife of one's daughter or son

son-in-law

noun

/ˈsʌn ɪn ˌlɔ/

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the husband of one's son or daughter

parents-in-law

noun

/ˈpɛrɪnts ɪn ˌlɔ/

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‌the parents of one's spouse

to abandon

Verb

/ə.bæn.dən/ or /ē.bān.dēn/

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to leave someone with no intention of returning

to bring up

Verb

/ˈbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

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to look after a child until they reach maturity

to cheat

Verb

/ʧi:t/ or /chit/

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to be sexually unfaithful to one's partner by engaging in romantic or intimate activities with someone else

to leave

Verb

/liv/ or /liv/

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to abandon one's wife, husband, or partner with no plan of returning

to separate

Verb

/sɛ.pə.reɪt/ or /se.pē.reit/

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to end the relationship or live apart from a partner

close

Adjective

/kloʊs/ or /klooos/

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sharing a strong and intimate bond