adopted child
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Adoptivkind
[adɔpˈtiːvkɪnt]
nounB1
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Family Relationships in German — Vocabulary List
42 words. Practice family relationships in German with English hints. First see the meaning in English, then recall the German word, with pronunciation.
Practice family relationships in german — vocabulary list 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
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Adoptivelternteil
[adɔpˈtiːfˌɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB2
ancestors
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Vorfahre
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə]
nounB1
biological child
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leibliches Kind
[ˈlaɪ̯plɪçəs kɪnt]
nounB1
biological parent
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biologischer Elternteil
[bioloˈɡɪʃɐ ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB1
blended family
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Patchworkfamilie
[ˈpɛtʃvɔːkfaˌmiːliə]
nounB2
blood relative
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Blutsverwandter
[ˈbluːtsfɛɐ̯ˌvantɐ]
nounB1
brother-in-law
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der Schwager
[ˈʃvaːɡɐ]
nounB1
close relative
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naher Verwandter
[ˈnaːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈvantɐ]
nounA2
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]
nounB1
extended family
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entfernte Verwandte
[ʔɛntˈfɛʁntə fɛʁˈvantə]
nounB1
side of the family
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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]
nounB1
foster child
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Pflegekind
[ˈpfleːɡəkɪnt]
nounB1
foster parent
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Pflegeelternteil
[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB1
godchild
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das Patenkind
[ˈpaːtənkɪnt]
nounB2
godfather
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der Taufpate
[ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtə]
nounB1
godmother
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die Patentante
[pataˈtantə]
nounB1
grow up
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aufwachsen
[ˈaʊ̯fˌvaksn̩]
phrasal verbA1
half-brother
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der Halbbruder
[ˈhalbˌbʁuːdɐ]
nounB1
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