The state of being a mother to a child or children
motherhood
The person who is the sister of one's spouse
sister-in-law
Someone who is the father of a person's wife or husband
father-in-law
A person who raises a child or children without a partner
single parent
A person who has no siblings
only child
A person who is related to someone by blood or marriage
relation
A male or female partner in a marriage
spouse
A relationship between friends; the state of being friends
friendship
The formal and legal relationship between two people who are married
marriage
A man on his wedding day, or just before and after the ceremony
groom
Not being married
unmarried
A family member who is related to us by blood or marriage
relative
The state of being a father to a child or children
fatherhood
Having said 'yes' to a marriage proposal
engaged
A chart, showing the relationship between all the members of a family over a long period of time
family tree
The person who is the brother of one's spouse
brother-in-law
To leave someone with no intention of returning
to abandon
A woman on her wedding day, or just after or before her wedding ceremony
bride
Not living with one's spouse or partner anymore
separated
Someone who is the mother of a person's wife or husband
mother-in-law