father
/ˈfɑðɝ/
noun
a child's male parent
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1Sara is watching her father.
2Sara's father stays at home.
3Now you believe your father's lies about her!
4In one case, a man fathered a child that had his twin’s DNA!
5In the lions' territory, The cubs' father arrives back from his sojourn.
mother
/ˈməðɝ/
noun
a child's female parent
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1The company's marketing plan will be aimed at the parents, specifically the mothers.
2After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park.
3She told me that my mother died in hospital.
4Spartan girls lived at home with their mothers as they attended school.
5My mother believed in dreams and possibilities.
brother
/ˈbɹəðɝ/
noun
a man who shares a mother and father with us
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1The titles husband, father, son, and brother define his status within the context of family.
2Joan had two brothers.
3He frisked both of my brothers, who were 15 and 16, against the rail on the second floor.
4Brother: Get that cacao?
5- I want brother.
sister
/ˈsɪstɝ/
noun
a lady who shares a mother and father with us
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1This is his sister Katharine.
2My sister's got a little hotel by the sea.
3Sister Knows Best.
4Well, sister, pick one.
5Sister needs some money.
daughter
/ˈdɔtɝ/
noun
a person's female child
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1"She's my daughter."
2Everybody likes his daughter.
3When he hugged his daughter to soothe his pain, he realized his mistake too late.
4-My daughter ran in.
5And now, daughter, have no fear.
son
/ˈsən/
noun
a person's male child
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1The titles husband, father, son, and brother define his status within the context of family.
2She had a son, who was eighteen years old at that time.
3Her son, Peter, was twenty years old then.
4I have no wife, and no sons.
5His wife and son ran toward him.
grandfather
/ˈɡɹænˌfɑðɝ/, /ˈɡɹændˌfɑðɝ/
noun
the man who is our mom or dad's father
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1My grandfather wrote about 60 years ago.
2- Your grandfather sued the government.
3So my grandfather owned a couple of restaurants around barbecue.
4"Grandfathers Accidentally Switched at Hospital".
5My grandfather could lift a horse.
grandmother
/ˈɡɹændˌməðɝ/
noun
the woman who is our mom or dad's mother
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1She doesn't want to lose her grandmother again.
2The grandmothers speak a different language.
3Grandmothers do.
4Grandmothers are the unsung heroes in our society.
5grandmother loves you guys.
aunt
/ˈænt/, /ˈɔnt/
noun
the sister of our mother or father or their sibling's wife
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1- You said aunt though.
2We say aunt.
3I use aunt.
4Her aunt had recognized the surname as that of her mother's high school prom date.
5Is aunt Rachael's almond milk?
uncle
/ˈəŋkəɫ/
noun
the brother of our father or mother or their sibling's husband
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1More specifically, executing his uncle.
2My uncle used to grow yams.
3- Anyway, so then my uncle sets off the fireworks in my mom's living room.
4Is that uncle over there?
5- My uncle wrote this part.
nephew
/ˈnɛfju/
noun
our sister or brother's son, or the son of our husband or wife's siblings
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1My nephew draws better.
2- Leave your nephews alone.
3- Leave your nephews alone.
4My nephews also had trouble with that word.
5No, his nephew just received some kicks and nothing else.
niece
/ˈnis/
noun
our sister or brother's daughter, or the daughter of our husband or wife's siblings
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1I asked my niece.
2My niece is actually in the hospital right now.
3My niece is adorable.
4- My niece designed this.
5My niece went crazy.
cousin
/ˈkəzən/
noun
our aunt or uncle's child
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1Cousins, sound off!
2What’s buzzin', cousin?
3Your father, Tup of Toffee and my father, Skeets Luko were cousins.
4Your father, Tup o' Coffee, and my father, Skeets Luco, were cousins.
5- What number cousins? -
wife
/ˈwaɪf/
noun
the lady you are officially married to
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1Then he married, so he thought, 'Now my wife's going to make my sandwiches.'
2'I'm going to be your faithful and beautiful wife.'
3I have no wife, and no sons.
4His wife and son ran toward him.
5Wives know that, but anyway.

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