adopted child
→
Adoptivkind
[adɔpˈtiːvkɪnt]
nounA2
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Family Relationships
Family Relationships: 41 words from the ZapomniEnglish 10,000+ word base. Translation, transcription, pronunciation, examples, and flashcards.
Practice family relationships in German with English hints. First see the meaning in English, then recall the German word, with pronunciation, images, audio, and flashcards.
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adoptive parent
→
Adoptivelternteil
[adɔpˈtiːfˌɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB2
ancestors
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Vorfahre
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə]
nounB2
biological child
→
leibliches Kind
[ˈlaɪ̯plɪçəs kɪnt]
nounB1
biological parent
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biologischer Elternteil
[bioloˈɡɪʃɐ ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB1
blended family
→
Patchworkfamilie
[ˈpɛtʃvɔːkfaˌmiːliə]
nounB1
blood relative
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Blutsverwandter
[ˈbluːtsfɛɐ̯ˌvantɐ]
nounB2
brother-in-law
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der Schwager
[ˈʃvaːɡɐ]
nounA2
close relative
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naher Verwandter
[ˈnaːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈvantɐ]
nounB1
co-parent
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das Co-Elternteil
[koːˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB2
co-parenting
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die gemeinsame Erziehung
[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzamə ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːʊŋ]
nounB2
descendants
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Nachkomme
[ˈnaːxˌkɔmə]
nounB2
distant relative
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entfernter Verwandter
[ɛntˈfɛʁntɐ fɛɐ̯ˈvantɐ]
nounB2
extended family
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entfernte Verwandte
[ʔɛntˈfɛʁntə fɛʁˈvantə]
nounB1
family member
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Familienmitglied
[faˈmiːli̯ənˌmɪtlɪç]
nounA1
family side
→
Familienseite
[faˈmiːli̯ənˌzaɪ̯tə]
nounB1
family tree
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Stammbaum
[ˈʃtambaʊm]
nounA2
father-in-law
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der Schwiegervater
[ˈʃviː.gɐ.ˌfaː.tɐ]
nounA2
foster child
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Pflegekind
[ˈpfleːɡəkɪnt]
nounB2
foster parent
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Pflegeelternteil
[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB2
godchild
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das Patenkind
[ˈpaːtənkɪnt]
nounB1
godfather
→
der Taufpate
[ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtə]
nounB1
godmother
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die Patentante
[pataˈtantə]
nounB1
half-brother
→
der Halbbruder
[ˈhalbˌbʁuːdɐ]
nounA2
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