Unit 4 - Families (Vocabulary)

Aunt (noun)

The sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your uncle.

Uncle (noun)

The brother of your father or mother, or the husband of your aunt.

Cousin (noun)

The child of your aunt or uncle.

Twins (noun)

Two children who are born to the same mother at the same time.

Grandfather (noun)

The father of your father or the father of your mother.

Grandmother (noun)

The mother of your father or the mother of your mother.

Sibling (noun)

A more formal word for a person's brother or sister.

Relative (noun)

A person who belongs to the same family as you.

Parents (noun)

Your mother and your father considered together.

Relationship (noun)

The way in which two or more people are connected to each other.

Family Tree (noun)

A drawing that shows all the people in a family and how they are related.

Generation (noun)

All the people of about the same age within a family or society.

Daughter (noun)

A person’s female child.

Son (noun)

A person’s male child.

Husband (noun)

The man that a person is married to.

Wife (noun)

The woman that a person is married to.

Children (noun)

More than one young person; the plural of child.

Member (noun)

A person who belongs to a specific group, such as a family or a club.

Marriage (noun)

The legal relationship between two people who are husband and wife.

Memory (noun)

The ability to remember things or a specific thought from the past.

Background (noun)

Information about a person's family, education, and past experience.

Many (adjective)

Used with plural nouns to show a large number of people or things.

Few

A small number of something; not many.

Every

Used to refer to all the individual members of a group.

Different (adjective)

Not the same as something or someone else.

Old (adjective)

Having lived for many years; the opposite of young.

Kind (adjective)

Being helpful, friendly, and caring about other people.

Friendly (adjective)

Acting like a friend; kind and pleasant to be with.

Helpful (adjective)

Giving help to someone or making a situation easier.

Busy (adjective)

Having a lot of things to do; not free.

Quiet (adjective)

Making very little noise; a person who does not talk much.

Beautiful (adjective)

Very attractive to look at; pleasing to the senses.

Funny (adjective)

Making you laugh or smile; having a good sense of humor.

Important (adjective)

Having great value or influence; something you must care about.

Special (adjective)

Not ordinary or usual; different from others in a good way.

Have (verb)

To own something or to be related to someone (e.g., I have a sister).

Marry (verb)

To become the husband or wife of someone legally.

Visit (verb)

To go to see a person or a place for a short time.

Remember (verb)

To bring a piece of information back into your mind.

Stay (verb)

To continue to be in the same place and not leave.

Grow (verb)

To become older, taller, or bigger over time.

Adopt (verb)

To take a child into your family as your own legal child.

Trust (verb)

To believe that your family will always help you.

Nuclear [Family] (noun)

A small family made of just parents and children.

Extended [Family] (noun)

A large family that includes aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

Cheerful (adjective)

Happy and smiling most of the time.

Brave (adjective)

Not being afraid; showing courage.

Middle-aged (adjective)

People who are roughly between 40 and 60 years old.

Elderly (adjective)

A polite way to say a person is old.

Divorced (adjective)

No longer married to a husband or wife.

Patient (adjective)

Being able to stay calm even when things are difficult or slow.

Close (adjective)

Having a very strong relationship and spending a lot of time together.

Gentle (adjective)

Kind and careful not to hurt anyone.

Strict (adjective)

Having many rules that children must follow.

Tradition (noun)

Something a family does every year, like a special holiday meal.

Bond (noun)

A strong feeling of love and connection between family members.

Childhood (noun)

The time of your life when you are a child.

Household (noun)

All the people who live together in one house.

Grandchild (noun)

The child of your son or daughter.

Grandson (noun)

A male grandchild.

Grand daughter (noun)

A female grandchild.

Toddler (noun)

A young child who is just learning to walk.

Teenager (noun)

A person between the ages of 13 and 19.

Nephew (noun)

The son of your brother or sister.

Niece (noun)

The daughter of your brother or sister.

Step-father (noun)

The man who is married to your mother but is not your real father.

Step-mother (noun)

The woman who is married to your father but is not your real mother.

Step-brother (noun)

The son of your stepmother or stepfather.

Step-sister (noun)

The daughter of your stepmother or stepfather.