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A person who was adopted as a child.
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(anthropology, genealogy) A relative by marriage.
adj
Of or pertaining to an alloparent
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(historical or obsolete) A kinsman or kinswoman; a relative.
adj
Having characteristics opposite those associated with maternity
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
n
the characteristic of being brotherly
v
To act as a co-parent; to share custody of a child or children; to share in the responsibility of parenting a child or children.
n
(law) relatives by the mother's side
n
Alternative form of dadenhudd [(historical) In ancient Welsh inheritance law, the act of a son uncovering the hearth of the deceased father in order to claim his land.]
n
The position or state of being a daughter.
n
Obsolete form of daughter. [One’s female offspring.]
n
Pronunciation spelling of family. [(countable) A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.]
n
(law) Abbreviation of family. [(countable) A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.]
n
(Roman law) The paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, all persons adopted into his family and their wives, and all slaves belonging to the household.
adj
That has, or is part of, a family.
n
(countable) A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
n
(countable) A group of individuals who are related by blood and/or by marriage.
n
A unit of people consisting of family members, distant or immediate.
n
Alternative form of family valuer [(rare) Someone who strongly supports family values; someone who holds the nuclear family to be the essential ethical and moral unit of society.]
n
Pronunciation spelling of family. [(countable) A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.]
n
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
n
The knowledge and skills associated with fatherhood.
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The world, sphere, or unity of fathers; fathers collectively.
n
The country of one's ancestors.
adj
Characteristic of fathers, paternal.
n
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
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(anthropology, ethnography) Someone who, though unrelated by birth or marriage, has such a close emotional relationship with another that they may be considered part of the family.
adj
(not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
n
(rare) The relation of a son to a father; sonship
n
One's family, or member of one's family.
n
The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
n
(somewhat uncommon) a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)
adj
Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
n
A family having at least one foster child.
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An adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
n
A man who founded something.
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The scientific observation that a man's statistical probability of being homosexual increases with the number of older brothers he has.
adv
Passed down from a father to his son.
adj
Relating to godparents.
v
(obsolete) To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.
n
Relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.
n
A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.
n
The situation when there is more than one father of the children in a multiple birth.
adv
(law) Assuming the place or position of a parent.
adv
(law) Assuming the role of a parent.
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An arrangement whereby the mother and the father share the physical and legal custody of a child.
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(India) A household consisting of two or more closely-related nuclear families, such as two or more brothers along with their wives and children, or multiple generations along with spouses.
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One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
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A marriage in which a widow marries her late husband's brother in order to maintain the family community.
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An arrangement whereby only the mother has physical and legal custody of a child while the father has visitation rights.
adj
(anthropology) Related through one's maternal side.
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kinship and naming that follows the female line
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A family unit consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.
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An adoption in which the biological mother/biological parents and the adoptive family know each other's identities, and choose to remain in contact after the adoption process is finalized.
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A person or entity in a position of greater authority than a parent who takes on some aspect of the parental role or authority.
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(law) The government authority to act as the parent of a child or individual to protect them from abusive or negligent parents, legal guardian, or caretaker.
adj
of or relating to a parent
n
The love of parents towards their children.
n
The parent or parents present in a family, considered as a unit.
n
The skills and knowledge used by parents in raising children.
n
The realm, world, sphere, influence, jurisdiction, or authority of a parent; parenthood.
n
The state of being a parent
adj
Received or inherited from one's father.
n
An arrangement whereby only the father has physical and legal custody of a child while the mother has visitation rights.
n
The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them.
n
The quality of being paternal.
n
Quality of being paternal.
n
fatherhood, being a father
n
A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
n
A test done to determine the biological father of a child.
adj
(of a married couple) living with the family of the husband.
n
A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
adj
(rare) sexually attracted to one's father
n
The name of someone's father.
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An extended family grouping centered around the father's family.
adj
Loving one's offspring.
n
One who procreates; a father or mother.
adj
Having or involving certain aspects of parenthood.
n
Acronym of stay-at-home dad. [A father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.]
adj
Born as the second child to parent or family.
n
(neologism) A parent who documents their child's upbringing on social media, typically by posting photos, videos, etc.
adj
Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; having affinity; being akin; kindred.
n
The state of being a sibling.
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The act or condition of being a single parent.
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A nuclear family with only one parent.
v
(transitive, of a male) to father; to beget.
n
The property of being a father.
n
An arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child while the other parent has visitation rights.
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An only guardian of a minor, usually a single parent.
n
The condition of being a son, especially the Son of God
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
adj
Characteristic of a son; characteristically sonlike.
n
The position or state of being a son.
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A father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.
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The state or relationship of being a stepparent.
n
Natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.
n
The condition of being uniparental
adv
From, or relating to, only one parent.
n
Obsolete spelling of warison [(obsolete) A reward or punishment; what one deserves.]
n
A lineage or a family that gives a woman in marriage.
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