English Vocabulary
Pick a CEFR level (A1–C2) — A1 is the friendliest place to start — and browse its words grouped by topic: travel, food, the body, emotions, and more. Each word shows its meaning, example sentences, and US/UK pronunciation.
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father
A1
/ˈfæ.ðə(ɹ)/
A male parent.
dad
A1
/dæd/
A father; a male parent (informal).
mother
A1
/ˈmʌðɚ/
A female parent; a woman who has or raises a child.
son
A1
/sʌn/
A person's male child.
mom
A1
/mɑm/
Mother (informal).
family
A1
/ˈfæ.m(ə )li/
A group of people who are related, especially parents and their children.
brother
A1
/ˈbɹʌðɚ/
A boy or man who has the same parents as you
wife
A1
/wæf/
The woman a man is married to.
daughter
A1
/ˈdɔ.tɚ/
A person's female child.
husband
A1
/ˈhʌzbənd/
The man that a woman is married to.
married
A2
/ˈmæɹ.id/
Having a husband or a wife.
sister
A1
/ˈsɪs.tɚ/
a girl or woman who has the same parents as you
uncle
A1
/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/
The brother of your mother or father, or your aunt's husband.
daddy
A1
/ˈdæd.i/
A father; used especially by or to young children (informal).
marry
A2
/ˈmæɹi/
To become someone's husband or wife.
marriage
B1
/ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
The legal or formal union of two people as partners for life.
mum
A1
/mʌm/
A child's word for mother.
mama
B2
/ˈmɑmə/
An informal, affectionate word for mother.
relationship
B1
/ɹəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/
The way in which two or more people, groups, or things are connected or behave toward each other.
boyfriend
A1
/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/
A male partner in a romantic relationship.
queen
A2
/kwiːn/
A woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into a royal family.
Mrs.
A1
/ˈmɪsɪz/
A title used before the name of a married woman.
partner
A1
/ˈpɑɹt.nɚ/
A person you do an activity or share a business with.
aunt
A1
/ɑːnt/
The sister of your mother or father, or your uncle's wife.
mommy
A1
/ˈmɔ.mi/
Mother (an affectionate word used especially by children).
princess
B1
/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/
A daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen.
grandma
A1
/ˈɡɹænmɑː/
Your grandmother (informal).
cousin
A1
/ˈkʌz(ə)n/
The child of your aunt or uncle.
grandpa
A1
/ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/
Your grandfather (informal).
divorce
B2
/dɪˈvoɹs/
The legal ending of a marriage.
grandfather
A1
/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/
The father of your father or mother.
madame
B2
/məˈdæm/
A title used before the name of a French-speaking married woman, like Mrs.
royal
A2
/ˈɹɔɪ(.ə)l/
Belonging to or connected with a king, queen, or their family.
affair
A2
/əˈfɛɹ/
A secret romantic or sexual relationship, usually involving someone who is married.
grandmother
A1
/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
The mother of your father or mother.
friendship
A2
/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/
A relationship between friends.
bull
B1
/ˈbʊl/
A large adult male of the cattle family
cheat
B1
/t͡ʃiːt/
To break the rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
related
B1
/ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/
Connected with something, especially by sharing a topic, cause, or quality.
divorced
B1
/dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)st/
No longer married because your marriage has been legally ended.
nephew
B1
/ˈnɛf.ju/
The son of your brother or sister.
parent
A1
/ˈpɛ(ə)ɹənt/
A person's mother or father.
widow
B2
/ˈwɪd.oʊ/
A woman whose husband has died.
honeymoon
B1
/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/
A holiday taken by a couple just after they get married.
niece
B1
/nis/
The daughter of your brother or sister.
grandson
A2
/ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/
The son of your son or daughter.
relative
B1
/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/
A member of your family.
brother-in-law
B2
/ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/
The brother of your husband or wife, or the husband of your sister
faithful
B1
/ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/
Loyal and able to be trusted over time.
adopted
B2
/əˈdɑptɪd/
Taken into a family as a legal son or daughter.
sister-in-law
B2
/ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/
the sister of your husband or wife, or your brother's wife
intimate
B2
/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/
Very close and friendly; sharing a warm personal relationship.
household
B1
/ˈhaʊshoʊld/
All the people who live together in one house.
son-in-law
B2
/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/
The husband of your daughter.
granddaughter
A2
/ˈgrænˌdɔtɝ/
The daughter of your son or daughter.
godfather
B2
/ˈɡɑːdˌfɑː.ðɚ/
a male godparent who sponsors a child's baptism and traditionally supports the child's religious upbringing
grocery
B2
/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/
A shop that sells food and household goods.
supermarket
A1
/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/
A large shop where you serve yourself and buy food and other household goods.
mother-in-law
B2
/ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɑː/
The mother of your husband or wife.
granddad
A2
/ˈgrænˌdæd/
Your grandfather (informal).
father-in-law
B2
/ˈfɑːðəɹɪnˌlɔː/
The father of your husband or wife.
involvement
B2
/ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/
The act of taking part in something, or the state of being connected to it
daughter-in-law
B2
/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/
The wife of your son.
missus
B2
/ˈmɪs.əz/
a man's wife or female partner; informal, especially in British English
fiance
B1
/fiˈɑnseɪ/
a man who is engaged to be married
fiancee
B2
/ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/
a woman who is engaged to be married
clone
A2
/kloʊn/
A copy of something made to look or work just like the original.
homecoming
C2
/ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/
a coming to or returning home
dowry
B2
/ˈdaʊri/
Money or property that a bride brings to her husband when they marry.
breakup
B2
/ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/
The end of a romantic relationship or friendship.
stepfather
B2
/ˈstɛpˌfɑːðɝ/
The man who is married to your mother but is not your biological father.
offspring
C1
/ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/
A person's child or children.
surname
A2
/ˈsɝˌneɪm/
The family name shared by members of a family, used after the first name.
stepmother
B2
/ˈstɛpˌməðɝ/
The woman who is married to your father but is not your biological mother.
ancestor
A2
/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/
A person in your family who lived a long time ago, before your grandparents.
linen
B2
/ˈlɪnɪn/
A strong cloth or thread made from the flax plant.
grandchild
A2
/ˈgrændˌtʃaɪld/
A child of your son or daughter.
spouse
C1
/spaʊ̯s/
A husband or wife.
godmother
B1
/ˈɡɑdˌmʌðɚ/
a female godparent who sponsors a child at baptism and traditionally supports the child's religious upbringing
motherland
B1
/ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/
The country where you were born or where your family comes from.
elope
C2
/iˈloʊp/
to leave secretly in order to marry, or to marry privately without a public ceremony or advance announcement
maternal
C1
/məˈtɝnəl/
Like a mother; caring and protective in the way a mother is.
parental
B1
/pəˈɹen.təl/
Relating to or typical of a parent.
great-grandfather
B1
/ˌɡreɪtˈɡrændˌfɑðər/
the grandfather of one of your parents; the father of a grandparent
unrelated
B1
/ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd/
Not connected with each other
bridesmaid
C2
/ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd/
a person, traditionally a woman, who attends and supports a bride at a wedding
paternity
C2
/pəˈtɜːnɪti/
the state of being a father
sibling
B2
/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/
A brother or sister.
pap
C2
/pæp/
US dialect: father; pa
kiddie
B1
/ˈkɪd.i/
a young child; an informal and sometimes affectionate term
incest
C1
/ˈɪnsɛst/
sexual relations between people whose close family relationship makes such relations illegal or socially prohibited
snuggle
B2
/ˈsnʌɡ.əl/
to settle closely and comfortably against someone or something for warmth, affection, or comfort
matchmaker
C2
/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɚ/
someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
conjugal
C2
/ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/
relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses
tot
C1
/tɑt/
informal: a very young child
paternal
C1
/pəˈtɜɹ.nəl/
Related to you through your father's side of the family.