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42 words

Family & Relationships

42 words

/ˈkuku/ Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbiːˌiːtɚ/ any brightly colored insect-eating bird of the family Meropidae, known for catching bees and wasps in flight Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmɑːtˌmɑːt/ a tropical American bird of the family Momotidae, usually green or blue-green and often having two long racket-tipped central tail feathers Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɛks/ (informal) a former spouse or partner Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɑ/ father (dialectal or informal) Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɑɡˈnoʊmən/ a surname, nickname, or family name, especially in ancient Rome Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɑdɑ/ an early-20th-century anti-art movement embracing absurdity; informally, father Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɡʌl/ a seabird of the family Laridae; also, to deceive or cheat someone Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɪn/ one's family and relations collectively Meaning Off Sound Off

/tʃaɪv/ a slender herb of the onion family used to flavor food Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈædɚ/ a small venomous snake of the viper family Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈænsɛstri/ one's family or ethnic descent; lineage Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtʃɪkəˌdiː/ a small North American songbird of the tit family with a dark cap Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑnsɔrt/ a spouse, especially of a reigning monarch; to associate with Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɑðərlɪŋ/ a little or dear father (an archaic affectionate term) Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɛlpˌmit/ a helpful companion or partner, especially a spouse Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɪndrəd/ one's family and relations; related or similar in nature Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlɪniɪdʒ/ direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry Meaning Off Sound Off

/məˈtɜrnɪti/ the state of being a mother; motherhood Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈnæni/ a person employed to care for a family's children; a female goat Meaning Off Sound Off

/proʊˈdʒɛnɪtɚ/ an ancestor or originator of a line or movement Meaning Off Sound Off

/prəˈvaɪdɚ/ one who supplies something or supports a family Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbændˌfɪʃ/ a small elongated red marine fish of the family Cepolidae Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɔrbɛr/ an ancestor Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɔrfɑðɚ/ an ancestor, especially a male one Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdʒɛnɪtɚ/ a biological father or male progenitor Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛrˌluːm/ a valued object passed down through generations of a family Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt/ a companion and helper, especially a spouse Meaning Off Sound Off

/mɑ/ (informal) mother Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpeɪtər/ father, used as a dated or jocular British term Meaning Off Sound Off

relativeness C2+

/ˈrɛlətɪvnəs/ the quality of being relative rather than absolute Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɪb/ a sibling or blood relative; related by kinship Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɪs/ an informal term for sister Meaning Off Sound Off

/spaɪˈriə/ a flowering shrub of the rose family with clustered white or pink blooms Meaning Off Sound Off

stepbrother C2+

/ˈstɛpˌbrʌðɚ/ a son of one's stepparent by an earlier marriage Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈstɛpˌtʃaɪld/ a child of one's spouse from a previous relationship Meaning Off Sound Off

stepdaughter C2+

/ˈstɛpˌdɔtɚ/ a daughter of one's spouse by a former partner Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈstɛpˌnis/ a niece by marriage; the daughter of a stepsibling Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈstɛpˌsɪstɚ/ a daughter of one's stepparent by an earlier marriage Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈstɛpˌsʌn/ a son of one's spouse by a former partner Meaning Off Sound Off

plantain-eater C2+

/ˈplæntɪnˌiːtɚ/ a fruit-eating African bird of the turaco family Musophagidae; now especially either of the grey plantain-eaters in the genus Crinifer Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈʃɛvrəˌteɪn/ a very small, hornless, deerlike ruminant of the family Tragulidae, native to tropical Africa or Asia; a mouse deer Meaning Off Sound Off