Family vocabulary (intermediate)

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

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

Your stepsister is not your biological sister, she is the daughter of the person who is married to your father/mother

Your stepbrother is not your biological brother, he is the son of the person who is married to your father/mother

One of two children who are in the same time from the same mother

Your close/immediate family includes your father, mother, brothers and sisters

Your extended family is any other member of your family beside your parents and siblings

The sister of your father or mother and the wife of your uncle

The brother of your father or mother and the husband of your aunt

The son of your brother or sister / of your husband's brother or sister / of your wife's brother or sister

The daughter of your brother or sister / of your husband's brother or sister / of your wife's brother or sister

A woman who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.

A man who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.

A child who is sponsored by a godparent at baptism

Refers to the family members of someone's wife or husband

To support and educate a child from an early age until adulthood

To become the legal parent of somebody else's child

To look after somebody else's child for a certain period of time without becoming the guardian of the child

The sense of connection between family members

A child who doesn't have any brothers or sisters

To have enough money to be able to look after a family

To provide the things someone needs, especially someone young, old or ill.