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Family Relationships

Family Relationships: 41 words from the ZapomniEnglish 10,000+ word base. Translation, transcription, pronunciation, examples, and flashcards.

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Adoptivkind
adopted child
/əˈdɑptɪd tʃaɪld/
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Adoptivelternteil
adoptive parent
/əˈdɑptɪv ˈpɛrənt/
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Vorfahre
ancestors
/ˈænsɛstərz/
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leibliches Kind
biological child
/ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl tʃaɪld/
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biologischer Elternteil
biological parent
/ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl ˈpɛrənt/
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Patchworkfamilie
blended family
/ˈblɛndɪd ˈfæməli/
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Blutsverwandter
blood relative
/ˈblʌd ˌrɛlətɪv/
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der Schwager
brother-in-law
/ˈbrʌðərɪnˌlɔ/
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naher Verwandter
close relative
/ˈkloʊs ˌrɛlətɪv/
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das Co-Elternteil
co-parent
/koʊˈpɛrənt/
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die gemeinsame Erziehung
co-parenting
/koʊˈpɛrənɪŋ/
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Nachkomme
descendants
/dɪˈsɛndənts/
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entfernter Verwandter
distant relative
/ˈdɪstənt ˌrɛlətɪv/
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entfernte Verwandte
extended family
/ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈfæməli/
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Familienmitglied
family member
/ˈfæməli ˌmɛmbɚ/
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Familienseite
family side
/ˌfæməli ˈsaɪd/
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Stammbaum
family tree
/ˌfæməli ˈtri/
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der Schwiegervater
father-in-law
/ˈfɑðərɪnˌlɔ/
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Pflegekind
foster child
/ˈfɑstər ˈtʃaɪld/
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Pflegeelternteil
foster parent
/ˈfɑstər ˈpɛrənt/
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das Patenkind
godchild
/ˈɡɑdtʃaɪld/
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der Taufpate
godfather
/ˈɡɑdfɑðər/
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die Patentante
godmother
/ˈɡɑdmʌðər/
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der Halbbruder
half-brother
/ˈhæfˌbrʌðər/
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