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La Familia
Family Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| El (la) abuelo (a) | Grandfather(grandmother) |
| los abuelos | grandparents |
| acusar | to tattle |
| Bien educado (Bien criado) | well brought up (well behaved) |
| mal educado (mal criado) | poorly brought up (poorly behaved) |
| (com)portarse | to behave oneself |
| El (la) gemelo(a); las mellizas | twin |
| El (la) hermano (a) | brother (sister) |
| El (la) hijo (a) | son (daughter) |
| los hijos | children |
| llorar | to cry |
| la madre | mother |
| El (la) niño (a) | boy (girl) |
| los niños | children |
| el padre | father |
| los padres | parents |
| parecerse a | to resemble |
| el (la) pariente(a) | relative |
| travieso | naughty |
| los familiares | family members |
| El (la) ahijado (a) | godson (goddaughter) |
| El (la) antepasado (a) | ancestor |
| El bebé | baby |
| El (la) bisabuelo (a) | great grandfather (great grandmother) |
| El compadre (la comadre) | close family friend, godfather (godmother) |
| El (la) cuñado(a) | brother (sister)-in-law |
| la esposa(señora, mujer) | wife |
| El esposo(marido) | husband |
| El (la) hijastro (a) | stepson (stepdaughter) |
| el (la) hijo (a) único (a) | only child |
| la madrastra | stepmother |
| El padrastro | stepfather |
| El hermanastro (a) | stepbrother(stepsister) |
| medio(a) hermano(a) | half brother(half sister) |
| la madrina | godmother |
| El (la) nieto(a) | grandson (granddaughter) |
| la nuera | daughter-in-law |
| el padrino | godfather |
| El (la) primo(a) | cousin |
| El (la) sobrino(a) | nephew (niece) |
| El (la) suegro(a) | father(mother)-in-law |
| El (la) tío(a) | uncle (aunt) |
| El yerno | son-in-law |
| casarse con | to marry |
| castigar | to punish |
| confiar en | to confide in/trust |
| crecer | to grow |
| criar | to raise |
| cuidar de | to take care of |
| cumplir ___ años | to be ___years old |
| llevar una vida alegre | to lead a happy life |
| llevar una vida dura | to lead a hard life |
| morir(se) (o-ue) | to die |
| nacer | to be born |
| recordar | to remember |
| reír (e-i) | to laugh |
| estrecho | close, narrow |
| intimo | close, intimate |
| joven | young |
| junto | together |
| mayor | older |
| El, la meyor | oldest |
| menor | younger |
| El, la menor | youngest |
| mimado | spoiled |
| viejo | old |
| la adolescencia | adolescence |
| El (la) ancient (a) | old person |
| El (la) criado (a) | maid/servant |
| El cumpleaños | birthday |
| la infancia | childhood |
| la niñez | childhood |
| la juventud | young |
| la muerte | death |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| la niñera | nursemaid, baby-sitter |
| el (la) soltero (a) | single person |
| la vejez | old age |
| el viudo | widower |
| la viuda | widow |
| vínculos | family ties |
| parentesco | relationship |
| sangre | blood |
| estado civil | marital status |
| prometido (a) | fianceé |
| adoptado | adopted |
| adoptive | adoptive (person who adopts) |