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Vocabulary List

‘Family & Friends’

Family tree
family
immediate/nuclear family
extended family
single-parent family
siblings
mother
father
son
daughter
mother/father-in-law
daughter/son-in-law
stepbrother/stepsister
stepfather/stepmother
grandparents
grandmother/grandfather
sister
brother
cousin
uncle
aunt
nephew
niece
husband
wife

widow/widower
stepmother/stepfather
elder (brother/sister)
twins
close family
an only child
next of kin

Friends
best friend
old friend
mates
friendship
current girlfriend/ boyfriend
girlfriend
boyfriend
ex-girfriend/boyfriend
acquaintance
Phrases
to get to know each other
to get along (well) with
to get divorced
to get married to/tie the knot
to be engaged
to hang out with
to enjoy each other’s company
to settle down
to fall out with over smth/smb
to have a lot in common
to keep in touch/ to lose touch
to be on the same wavelength
to have the same sense of humour

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