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Family
Family Reading Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| offspring | (n.) child/children |
| breadwinner | (n) a person who supports their family with the money they earn |
| prevalent | (adj) widespread, common, existing more |
| kin | (n) your family or your relatives |
| rear | (v) to bring up and care for a child until it is fully grown |
| tie the knot | (idiom) get married |
| milestone | (n) a very important stage or event in the development of something |
| wedlock | (n) the state of being married |
| institution | (n) a custom or system that has existed for a long time |
| bond | (n) something that forms a connection between people or groups, such as a feeling of friendship or shared ideas and experiences |
| contingent | (adj) depending on something that may or may not happen |
| consist of | (phrasal verb) to be formed from the people or things mentioned |