Relationship. Close relationship husband, wife, spouse; father, mother,

Relationship

Close relationship husband, wife, spouse; father, mother, parents; son, daughter, child, children; brother, sister, twins; grandfather, grandmother, grandparents; grandson, granddaughter, grandchild, grandchildren; great-grandfather, great-grandmother, great-grandchild; stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister; half-brother, half-sister; adopted son, adopted daughter, adopted child; foster father, foster mother, foster parents, foster son, foster daughter, foster child; traditional family, stepfamily, foster family;

Relatives uncle, aunt; nephew, niece; cousin, first cousin, second cousin; close relatives, distant relatives; family, relatives; in-laws, father-in-law, mother-in-law; son-in-law, daughter-in-law; brother-in-law, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, sisters-in-law;

Age groups child, baby, infant; boy, girl; teenager, adolescent; adult, grownup; young man, young woman, middle-aged man, middle-aged woman, old man, old woman;

Marital status and related words single, married, engaged, separated, divorced; widower, widow; fiance, engagement, engagement ring; bride, bridegroom, wedding, wedding rings, honeymoon; divorce, ex-husband, ex-wife; alimony, child support; girlfriend, boyfriend; lover, paramour, beau, mistress;

Distant relationship friends colleague, boss workmate, classmate, flatmate, etc. acquaintance neighbor head teacher stranger

Other words former marriage, current marriage; pregnancy, birth; child care, kindergarten, day-care center, babysitter; illness, sickness, disease; get divorced (from), get engaged (to), get married (to), to adopt;

Phrases and idioms: to get on well with someone – have a good relationship: Tim and I get on well. do not see eye to eye – often argue: He doesn’t see eye to eye with his father. to fall out with – have arguments: I’ve fallen out with my parents again. to break up/split up – to end one’s relationship: Tony and Jane have broken up. to have an affair – a sexual relationship, usually secret: George is having an affair with his boss. one’s elders – adults, parents, etc.: Children should respect their elders. to make smth up – to be friends after a row: Let’s try and make our friendship up. to ask for someone's hand in marriage - to ask someone to marry you: Peat asked for my sister’s hand in marriage.

make friends: When you go to university you will make a lot of new friends. strike up a friendship – start a friendship: Jack struck a friendship with a girl he met on holiday. form/develop a friendship: Juliet formed a lasting friendship with the boy she sat next to a primary school. a friendship grows – get stronger: We were at school together, but our friendship grew after we’d left school. close/special friends, mutual friends – friends that you share with someone else: I’m glad that our children are such close friends. a casual acquaintance – someone you know a little: I don’t know Rod well. We are just casual acquaintance. have a good relationship with someone: Anna and Mary have a very good relationship. They love doing things together. keep in contact/touch: We must keep in contact when the course ends. lose contact/touch: We finished the university and lost contacts.

love at first sight the love of my life returned love accept one’s proposal love each other unconditionally - love that is total and does not change regardless of what you or the object of you love does get on like a house on fire = to get on really well with someone: They get on like a house on fire. have a soft spot for someone = to be very fond of someone: "She has a soft spot for her youngest child." go back a long way = to know someone well for a long time: "Those two go back a long way. They were at primary school together.“

rub someone up the wrong way = to irritate someone: "She really rubs her sister up the wrong way.“ sworn enemies = to hate someone: "Those two are sworn enemies.“ get the wrong end of the stick = to misunderstand someone and understand the opposite of what they are saying: "You've got the wrong end of the stick. The fault was with the other driver, not with me.“ leave things up in the air = to leave something undecided: "I hate leaving things up in the air.“ go round in circles = to say the same things over and again, so never resolving a problem: "We always end up going round in circles in these meetings.“ talk at cross purposes = when two people don't understand each other because they are talking about two different things (but don't realise it): "We're talking at cross purposes here.“ be left in the dark = to be left without enough information: "We've been left in the dark over this project. We haven't been told how to do it."