English vocabulary — Family topic
123 words · CEFR A1–C2
A roundup of 123 English vocabulary words for the Family topic across CEFR A1–C2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning Family vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.
A1Family vocabulary · A1(14 words)Free
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a very young child
a boy or man with the same parents as you
a young person
someone's female child
parents and their children
a male parent
the father of your mother or father
the mother of your mother or father
the man a woman is married to
a female parent
a mother or a father
a girl or woman with the same parents as you
someone's male child
the woman a man is married to
A2Family vocabulary · A2(4 words)
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the sister of your mother or father
the child of your aunt or uncle
the parent of your mother or father
the brother of your mother or father
B1Family vocabulary · B1(8 words)
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to look after a child until it is grown
the time when you are a child
the son of your brother or sister
the daughter of your brother or sister
to look after a child until it is grown
a member of your family
to look or behave like an older relative
one of two children born at the same time
B2Family vocabulary · B2(18 words)
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to take a child into your family by law
a member of your family from long ago
the person who earns the family income
an agreement where each side gives up something
a legal fight over who cares for a child
a person who relies on you for money
a person related to someone who lived long ago
all the property a person leaves behind
no longer close to a family member
all the people living together in one home
a relative by marriage
the family of your husband or wife
property received from someone who has died
to care for something so it grows
to become friendly again after a quarrel
a brother or a sister
a husband or a wife
the way a child is raised
C1Family vocabulary · C1(51 words)
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an agreement about visits to a child
bitter and full of anger
a separation without hostility
an official declaration that a marriage was never valid
having recently lost a close relative
where a child comes among their siblings
a family formed when partners bring children from before
the weight of looking after a dependent person
to end a quarrel and make peace
a person who looks after a relative or a patient
a legally registered relationship other than marriage
to live together without being married
time off allowed for a family bereavement
expressions of sympathy after a death
property brought by a bride to a marriage
to slowly become less close
a home after the children have left
the loss of contact between people once close
relatives beyond parents and children
to quarrel and break off contact about
C2Family vocabulary · C2(28 words)
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the bitterness of a parting between people
to promise in marriage
a ruling that a marriage was never valid
the public announcement of an intended wedding
to leave something to someone by will
the loss of someone close through death
to scold mildly
descent from a common ancestor
to look after someone far too indulgently
to pass by law to the next in line
to love someone to the point of indulgence
a widow's claim on her husband's estate
to make someone no longer close
relating to the duty owed by a son or daughter
the custom of dividing land equally among sons
a messy public dispute about a will
to make an outside standard your own
having died without leaving a will
one half share of an estate
to look after someone so carefully they are spoiled
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Learn English vocabulary — Family topic
The Family topic set gathers 123 common English words across CEFR A1–C2. Instead of learning by scattered alphabetical lists, you learn whole word clusters in the Family context — which helps learners associate them more easily and remember them longer.
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