Family And Relationships

Family and Relationships
The words below are some of the most important used when talking about Family and Relationships.
Family and Relationships - Families

aunt
brother elder / older brothercousin
daughter
father
grandchild
granddaughter / son
grandfather / mother
grandparent (s)
great-grandchild
husband
ex-husband
in-laws
son-in law, etc.
mother
niece
nephew
parentssister
son
step-father
step-daughter, etc.
twin
twin-sister/ brother
uncle
widow (woman)
widower (man)
wife
ex-wife

Family and Relationships - Marital Relationships

divorced
engagedmarried / unmarried
separated
single
widowed

Family and Relationships - Verbs

get divorced (from)
get engaged (to)
get married (to)
get on (well) with someone
marry someone
start / end arelationship with someone

Family and Relationships - Other Related Words

acquaintance
boss
colleague
employee
employer
fiancé
fiancée
friend

best friend
neighbor
partner

Here aresome English idioms that describe relationship idioms!
Positive
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 = tobe 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 schooltogether.”
be in with = to have favoured status with someone: “She’s in with the management.”

Negative
get off on the wrong foot with someone = to start off badly with someone: “She really got off on thewrong foot with her new boss.”
keep someone at arm’s length = to keep someone at a distance: “I’m keeping her at arm’s length for the time being.”
they’re like cat and dog = to often argue withsomeone: “Those two are like cat and dog.”
rub someone up the wrong way = to irritate someone: “She really rubs her sister up the wrong way.”
be at loggerheads = to disagree strongly: “Charles and...