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Spanish Unit 1
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| los parientes | relatives |
| bisabuelos | great grandparents |
| hijo(a) único(a) | only child |
| mayor/menor | older/younger |
| nietos/nietas | grandchildren |
| la familia extendida | extended family |
| padrastro | stepfather |
| madrastra | stepmother |
| hermanastro/hermanastra | stepbrother/stepsister |
| medio hermano/media hermana | half-brother/half-sister |
| padrino/madrina | godfather/godmother |
| ahijado/ahijada | godson/goddaughter |
| casarse | to get married |
| convivir | to live together |
| un matrimonio | marriage; married couple |
| el esposo/la esposa | husband/wife |
| el cónyuge | spouse |
| la pareja | couple |
| divorciarse | to get divorced |
| el divorcio | divorce |
| la tasa | rate |
| madre soltera/padre soltero | single mother/father |
| padres ausentes | absent parents |
| biparental | a family that has both parents |
| monoparental | a family that has only one parent |
| adoptar | to adopt |
| adoptado(a) | adopted |
| nacer | to be born |
| morir/fallecer | |
| viudo(a) | widowed |
| huerfano(a) | orphaned |
| el hogar/los hogares | home/homes |
| hogar nuclear | home composed of parents and children |
| los ancianos/personas de la tercera edad | elderly |
| envejecer | to age |
| rejuvenecer | to become younger |
| los jóvenes | young people |
| la crianza | upbringing |
| criar | to raise |
| lazos de familia/vínculos de familia | family ties |
| inculcrar | to instill |
| la vivienda | where you live (home, apartment, etc.) |
| las costumbres | habits, customs, traditions |
| los valores | principles; values |
| encargarse de | be responsible for; in charge of |
| estar involucrado en | to be involved in |
| involucrar | to involve |
| exigente | demanding, tough |
| el patrón/el jefe | boss; chief |
| fomentar | to encourage; to promote |
| proporcionar | to provide, to supply |
| apegado a | attached, devoted |
| desapegado | unattached |
| mudarse | to move (as in location or home) |
| emanciparse | to become emancipated |
| sostener | to support (financially) |
| extrañar | to miss someone or something |
| mimar | to spoil |
| castigar | to punish |
| malcriar | to spoil |
| los retos | challenges |
| la hipoteca | mortgage (loan to finance the purchase of a home) |
| con respecto a | in relation to |