Modern school

Family Vocabulary Pronunciation


Family Vocabulary Set 3: Immediate family


father – a man in relation to his child or children mother – a woman in relation to her child or children parent – father or mother


husband – the male partner in a marriage; a married man wife – the female partner in a marriage; a married woman spouse – a husband or wife


son – a person’s boy child
daughter – a person’s girl child


brother – a male who has the same parents as another person sister – a female who has the same parents as another person big brother / older brother (or sister) – older than you little sister / younger sister (or brother) – younger than you

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   I have two younger sisters but I do wish I had an older brother. sibling – a brother or sister
   

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   I have three siblings, two brothers and a sister.
   

twin – either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion

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   My sister has just given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. identical twins – twins who look exactly the same
   

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   I have an identical twin brother and even our parents find it difficult to tell us apart. an only child – a child who doesn’t have any brothers or sisters
   
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   It can be lonely being an only child as you don’t have siblings to play with.
   

Family Vocabulary Pronunciation


Family Vocabulary Set 4: Extended family


uncle – the brother of your mother or father aunt – the sister of your mother or father nephew – the male child of your brother or sister niece – the female child of your brother or sister cousin – a child of your uncle or aunt grandparents – the parents of your parents grandfather – the father of your mother or father grandmother – the mother of your father or mother grandchildren – the children of your children grandson – the son of your son or daughter granddaughter – the daughter of your son or daughter