no longer married because your marriage has been legally ended
divorced
a family group with a close relationship among the members that includes not only parents and children but also uncles, aunts, grandparents
extended family
a family that consists of father, mother and children
immediate family
a family in which the children live with one parent
one-parent family
a child who has no brothers or sisters
only child
the person that you are married to
partner
a person who is in the same family as somebody else
relative
not married or having a romantic relationship with somebody
single
one of two children born at the same time to the same mother
twin
a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
widow
a child whose parents are dead
orphan
the period of somebody’s life when they are a child
childhood
two people who are seen together, especially if they are married
couple
used as a polite word for ‘old’
elderly
not working, especially because you have reached a particular age
retired
no longer living with your husband or wife
separated
