Family & Relationships
Parents, siblings, partners, friends, and the wider web of kin.
244 words
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father
A1
/ˈfæ.ðə(ɹ)/
A male parent.
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dad
A1
/dæd/
A father; a male parent (informal).
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mother
A1
/ˈmʌðɚ/
A female parent; a woman who has or raises a child.
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son
A1
/sʌn/
A person's male child.
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mom
A1
/mɑm/
Mother (informal).
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family
A1
/ˈfæ.m(ə )li/
A group of people who are related, especially parents and their children.
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brother
A1
/ˈbɹʌðɚ/
A boy or man who has the same parents as you
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wife
A1
/waɪf/
The woman a man is married to.
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daughter
A1
/ˈdɔ.tɚ/
A person's female child.
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husband
A1
/ˈhʌzbənd/
The man that a woman is married to.
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sister
A1
/ˈsɪs.tɚ/
a girl or woman who has the same parents as you
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uncle
A1
/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/
The brother of your mother or father, or your aunt's husband.
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daddy
A1
/ˈdæd.i/
A father; used especially by or to young children (informal).
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mum
A1
/mʌm/
A child's word for mother.
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boyfriend
A1
/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/
A male partner in a romantic relationship.
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Mrs.
A1
/ˈmɪsɪz/
A title used before the name of a married woman.
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partner
A1
/ˈpɑɹt.nɚ/
A person you do an activity or share a business with.
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aunt
A1
/ɑːnt/
The sister of your mother or father, or your uncle's wife.
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mommy
A1
/ˈmɔ.mi/
Mother (an affectionate word used especially by children).
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grandma
A1
/ˈɡɹænmɑː/
Your grandmother (informal).
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cousin
A1
/ˈkʌz(ə)n/
The child of your aunt or uncle.
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grandpa
A1
/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/
Your grandfather (informal).
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grandfather
A1
/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/
The father of your father or mother.
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grandmother
A1
/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
The mother of your father or mother.
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married
A2
/ˈmæɹ.id/
Having a husband or a wife.
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marry
A2
/ˈmæɹi/
To become someone's husband or wife.
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queen
A2
/kwiːn/
A woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into a royal family.
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birth
A2
/bɜɹθ/
The time when a baby is born or comes out of its mother.
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royal
A2
/ˈɹɔɪ(.ə)l/
Belonging to or connected with a king, queen, or their family.
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affair
A2
/əˈfɛɹ/
A secret romantic or sexual relationship, usually involving someone who is married.
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friendship
A2
/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/
A relationship between friends.
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grandson
A2
/ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/
The son of your son or daughter.
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granddaughter
A2
/ˈgrænˌdɔtɝ/
The daughter of your son or daughter.
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granddad
A2
/ˈgrænˌdæd/
Your grandfather (informal).
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clone
A2
/kloʊn/
A copy of something made to look or work just like the original.
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surname
A2
/ˈsɝˌneɪm/
The family name shared by members of a family, used after the first name.
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ancestor
A2
/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/
A person in your family who lived a long time ago, before your grandparents.
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grandchild
A2
/ˈgrændˌtʃaɪld/
A child of your son or daughter.
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comparative
A2
/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/
Measured or judged by comparing one thing with another; relative.
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dependant
A2
/dɪˈpɛndənt/
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
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marriage
B1
/ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
The legal or formal union of two people as partners for life.
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relationship
B1
/ɹəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/
The way in which two or more people, groups, or things are connected or behave toward each other.
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prince
B1
/pɹɪns/
The son of a king or queen, or a male member of a royal family.
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princess
B1
/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/
A daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen.
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bull
B1
/ˈbʊl/
A large adult male of the cattle family
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cheat
B1
/t͡ʃiːt/
To break the rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
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related
B1
/ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/
Connected with something, especially by sharing a topic, cause, or quality.
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divorced
B1
/dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)st/
No longer married because your marriage has been legally ended.
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nephew
B1
/ˈnɛf.ju/
The son of your brother or sister.
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honeymoon
B1
/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/
A holiday taken by a couple just after they get married.
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niece
B1
/nis/
The daughter of your brother or sister.
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relative
B1
/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/
A member of your family.
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faithful
B1
/ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/
Loyal and able to be trusted over time.
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household
B1
/ˈhaʊshoʊld/
All the people who live together in one house.
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relation
B1
/ɹəˈlæ̝ɪʃ(ə)n/
The way in which two or more things are connected.
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fiance
B1
/fiˈɑnseɪ/
a man who is engaged to be married
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godmother
B1
/ˈɡɑdˌmʌðɚ/
a female godparent who sponsors a child at baptism and traditionally supports the child's religious upbringing
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motherland
B1
/ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/
The country where you were born or where your family comes from.
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parental
B1
/pəˈɹen.təl/
Relating to or typical of a parent.
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great-grandfather
B1
/ˌɡreɪtˈɡrændˌfɑðər/
the grandfather of one of your parents; the father of a grandparent
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unrelated
B1
/ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd/
Not connected with each other
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kiddie
B1
/ˈkɪd.i/
a young child; an informal and sometimes affectionate term
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girlhood
B1
/ˈgɝːlˌhʊd/
the period of life when a female person is a girl
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mama
B2
/ˈmɑmə/
An informal, affectionate word for mother.
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divorce
B2
/dɪˈvoɹs/
The legal ending of a marriage.
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madame
B2
/məˈdæm/
A title used before the name of a French-speaking married woman, like Mrs.
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widow
B2
/ˈwɪd.oʊ/
A woman whose husband has died.
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brother-in-law
B2
/ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/
The brother of your husband or wife, or the husband of your sister
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adopted
B2
/əˈdɑptɪd/
Taken into a family as a legal son or daughter.
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sister-in-law
B2
/ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/
the sister of your husband or wife, or your brother's wife
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intimate
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/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/
Very close and friendly; sharing a warm personal relationship.
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son-in-law
B2
/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/
The husband of your daughter.
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godfather
B2
/ˈɡɑːdˌfɑː.ðɚ/
a male godparent who sponsors a child's baptism and traditionally supports the child's religious upbringing
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grocery
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/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/
A shop that sells food and household goods.
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mother-in-law
B2
/ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɑː/
The mother of your husband or wife.
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father-in-law
B2
/ˈfɑːðəɹɪnˌlɔː/
The father of your husband or wife.
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involvement
B2
/ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/
The act of taking part in something, or the state of being connected to it
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daughter-in-law
B2
/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/
The wife of your son.
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missus
B2
/ˈmɪs.əz/
a man's wife or female partner; informal, especially in British English
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fiancee
B2
/ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/
a woman who is engaged to be married
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dowry
B2
/ˈdaʊri/
Money or property that a bride brings to her husband when they marry.
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breakup
B2
/ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/
The end of a romantic relationship or friendship.
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stepfather
B2
/ˈstɛpˌfɑːðɝ/
The man who is married to your mother but is not your biological father.
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stepmother
B2
/ˈstɛpˌməðɝ/
The woman who is married to your father but is not your biological mother.
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linen
B2
/ˈlɪnɪn/
A strong cloth or thread made from the flax plant.
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sibling
B2
/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/
A brother or sister.
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snuggle
B2
/ˈsnʌɡ.əl/
to settle closely and comfortably against someone or something for warmth, affection, or comfort
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offspring
C1
/ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/
A person's child or children.
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spouse
C1
/spaʊ̯s/
A husband or wife.
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maternal
C1
/məˈtɝnəl/
Like a mother; caring and protective in the way a mother is.
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incest
C1
/ˈɪnsɛst/
sexual relations between people whose close family relationship makes such relations illegal or socially prohibited
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tot
C1
/tɑt/
informal: a very young child
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paternal
C1
/pəˈtɜɹ.nəl/
Related to you through your father's side of the family.
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patriarch
C1
/ˈpeɪtɹiˌɑɹk/
the male head of a family, tribe, or social group
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infancy
C1
/ˈɪnfənsi/
the earliest period of childhood
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flirtation
C1
/flɝˈteɪʃən/
playful behavior that shows romantic or sexual interest without necessarily implying serious intent
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elopement
C1
/ɪˈloʊpmənt/
the act of secretly running away with a partner in order to marry, often without family approval
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grandpapa
C1
/ˈɡrændpəˌpɑ/
an informal or old-fashioned term for one's grandfather
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domestically
C1
/dəˈmɛstɪkli/
Within a country, rather than abroad.
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comradeship
C1
/ˈkɑːmreɪdʃɪp/
friendship, trust, and solidarity among people who live, work, or face difficulty together
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wifely
C1
/ˈwaɪf.li/
of, relating to, or traditionally regarded as characteristic of a wife; now often old-fashioned
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estrangement
C1
/ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/
the state or process of losing affection, trust, or contact in a personal relationship
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intermarriage
C1
/ˌɪntɚˈmɛrɪdʒ/
marriage between people from different racial, ethnic, religious, social, or national groups
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intermarry
C1
/ˌɪn.tɚˈmær.i/
for members of different families, communities, ethnic groups, or religions to marry one another
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homecoming
C2
/ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/
a coming to or returning home
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elope
C2
/iˈloʊp/
to leave secretly in order to marry, or to marry privately without a public ceremony or advance announcement
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bridesmaid
C2
/ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd/
a person, traditionally a woman, who attends and supports a bride at a wedding
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paternity
C2
/pəˈtɜːnɪti/
the state of being a father
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pap
C2
/pæp/
US dialect: father; pa
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matchmaker
C2
/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɚ/
someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
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conjugal
C2
/ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/
relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses
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amour
C2
/əˈmʊɹ/
a love affair, especially one kept secret or considered illicit
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wedlock
C2
/ˈwɛd.lɑːk/
the state of being married, especially in the phrases in wedlock and out of wedlock
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godson
C2
/ˈɡɑdˌsʌn/
a male godchild, especially one whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
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monogamy
C2
/məˈnɑː.ɡə.mi/
the practice or state of being married to only one person at a time
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née
C2
/neɪ/
used before a married woman's birth surname
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betrothal
C2
/bɪˈtroʊ.ðəl/
a formal agreement or mutual promise to marry; an engagement
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matrimonial
C2
/ˌmætrəˈmoʊniəl/
relating to marriage or to the relationship between married partners
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kinsman
C2
/ˈkɪnzmən/
a male relative, especially one belonging to the same extended family; now often literary or historical
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procreate
C2
/ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
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spousal
C2
/ˈspaʊzəl/
relating to a spouse
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incestuous
C2
/ɪnˈsɛs.tʃu.əs/
involving or characterized by sexual relations between people too closely related to marry legally
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virginal
C2
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/
Pure and untouched; like a virgin.
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foundling
C2
/ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/
an abandoned infant or child whose parents are unknown
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suckle
C2
/ˈsʌk.əl/
to feed by drawing milk from a breast or udder
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endearment
C2
/ɪnˈdɪrmənt/
a word, name, gesture, or action that expresses affection
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sterility
C2
/stɝˈɪlɪti/
The condition of being unable to produce children or offspring.
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correlate
C2
/ˈkɔɹəleɪt/
To have a close connection or relationship with something else, so that they change together.
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da
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/dɑ/
father (dialectal or informal)
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fertile
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/ˈfɜrtəl/
capable of producing abundant growth or offspring; productive
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gull
C2+
/ɡʌl/
a seabird of the family Laridae; also, to deceive or cheat someone
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kin
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/kɪn/
one's family and relations collectively
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sire
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/ˈsaɪɚ/
a male parent of an animal, or a respectful address to a king
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avuncular
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/əˈvʌŋkjələr/
kind and genial in the manner of an uncle
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chore
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/tʃɔr/
a routine or tedious task, especially a household one
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crossbreed
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/ˈkrɔsˌbrid/
to breed from two different varieties; the offspring so produced
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matrimony
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/ˈmætrɪmoʊni/
the state or ceremony of being married; marriage
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adder
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/ˈædɚ/
a small venomous snake of the viper family
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affinity
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/əˈfɪnəti/
a natural attraction, kinship, or close relationship
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ancestry
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/ˈænsɛstri/
one's family or ethnic descent; lineage
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annul
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/əˈnʌl/
to declare invalid or void, especially a law or marriage
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auntie
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/ˈænti/
an aunt (affectionate or familiar form)
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bae
C2+
/beɪ/
a romantic partner or sweetheart (slang)
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beget
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/bɪˈɡɛt/
to father offspring; to give rise to
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consort
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/ˈkɑnsɔrt/
a spouse, especially of a reigning monarch; to associate with
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dysfunction
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/dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən/
abnormal or impaired functioning of a system, organ, or relationship
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empress
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/ˈɛmprəs/
a female sovereign ruler of an empire, or the wife of an emperor
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fatherling
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/ˈfɑðərlɪŋ/
a little or dear father (an archaic affectionate term)
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fecundity
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/fɪˈkʌndɪti/
the ability to produce abundant offspring or fruit; fertility
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fertility
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/fərˈtɪlɪti/
the ability to produce offspring or abundant vegetation
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granddaddy
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/ˈɡrænˌdædi/
a grandfather; the oldest or largest example of its kind
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helpmeet
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/ˈhɛlpˌmit/
a helpful companion or partner, especially a spouse
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