Glossary
Unit 6
age (N) the number of years that you have lived
aunt (N) the sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your uncle
brother (N) boy or a man who has the same parents as you
cousin (N) the child of your uncle or aunt
daughter (N) your female child
divorce (N) the formal ending of a marriage by law
divorced (ADJ) was legally married but are not married now
ex-husband (N) the man a person is no-longer married to
ex-wife (N) the woman a person is no-longer married to
extended family (N) parents, siblings, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins
family (N) a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children
father (N) male parent
get married (V) legally become husband and wife in a special ceremony
grandfather (N) the father of your father or mother
grandmother (N) the mother of your father or mother
grandparents (N) the parents of your father or mother
husband (N) a man you are married to
immediate family (N) parents and children
marriage (N) the relationship between a husband and wife
married (ADJ) have a husband or wife
mother (N) female parent
nephew (N) the son of your sister or brother
niece (N) the daughter of your sister or brother
only child (N) a child without siblings
parents (N) mother and father
relative (N) member of your family
seeing someone (V) going out with someone regularly because you are having a romantic relationship with them
single (ADJ) not married
sister (N) a girl or woman who has the same parents as you
son (N) your male child
the middle child (N) the child born after the oldest child and before the youngest child in a family
the oldest (child) (N) the first child born into a family
the youngest (child) (N) the last child born into a family
twin (N) brothers and/or sisters born at the same time
uncle (N) the brother of your mother or father, or the husband of your aunt
wife (N) the woman you are married to