Family Relationships

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adopt
to adopt
adoptieren
[adɔpˈtiːʁən]
verbB2
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adopted child
an adopted child
das Adoptivkind
[adɔpˈtiːvkɪnt]
nounB1
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adoptive parent
an adoptive parent
der Adoptivelternteil
[adɔpˈtiːfˌɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB2
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ancestors
die Vorfahren
[ˈfoːɐ̯faːʁən]
nounB1
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a biological child
das leibliche Kind
[ˈlaɪ̯plɪçə kɪnt]
nounB1
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a biological parent
der biologische Elternteil
[bioˈloːɡɪʃə ˈɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB1
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a blended family
die Patchworkfamilie
[ˈpɛtʃvɔːkfaˌmiːliə]
nounB2
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a blood relative
der Blutsverwandte
[ˈbluːt͡sfɛʁˌvantə]
nounB1
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to bring up
erziehen
[ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]
verbB1
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a brother-in-law
der Schwager
[ˈʃvaːɡɐ]
nounB2
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close
eng
[ɛŋ]
adjectiveA2
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a close relative
der nahe Verwandte
[ˈnaːə fɛʁˈvantə]
nounA2
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to pick up
abholen
[ˈapˌhoːlən]
verbA2
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a co-parent
der Co-Elternteil
[ˈkoːˌɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB2
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co-parenting
die gemeinsame Erziehung
[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzamə ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːʊŋ]
nounB2
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descendants
die Nachkommen
[ˈnaːxkɔmən]
nounB2
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distant relative
der entfernte Verwandte
[ɛntˈfɛʁntə fɛʁˈvantə]
nounB1
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extended family
die Großfamilie
[ˈɡʁoːsfamiˌliːə]
nounB1
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a family tree
der Stammbaum
[ˈʃtambaʊm]
nounA2
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a father-in-law
der Schwiegervater
[ˈʃviː.gɐ.ˌfaː.tɐ]
nounB2
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a foster child
das Pflegekind
[ˈpfleːɡəkɪnt]
nounB1
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a foster parent
der Pflegeelternteil
[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌɛltɐnˌtaɪ̯l]
nounB1
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a godchild
das Patenkind
[ˈpaːtənkɪnt]
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a godfather
der Taufpate
[ˈtaʊ̯fˌpaːtə]
nounB1
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Family Relationships in German — Vocabulary List