the legal process of taking a child of other parents as one's own

person who earns the money for a family

Living together without being married

lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality

a person's child or children.

to get married

1-3 years

repair the hole in the pipe

routine jobs done around the house

to repair, restore to good condition, make new again

A person known to one, but usually not a close friend

to become less close to someone

having formally agreed to marry

a man engaged to be married

such good friends that they spend most of their time together

brother or sister

husband or wife

a man whose wife has died

a bad argument in which people are very angry

to obey the rules

to have a disagreement and stop being friends

not fully grown or developed; young; childish

the feeling that we are part of a group of people with shared beliefs

A person who tends to the needs of someone, especially a child

a group of people, who may or may not be related by birth or marriage, sharing financial resources and living arrangements

Information that is readily available from a number of sources, or so well-known that its sources do not have to be cited.

to annoy somebody at/ to bother somebody

feeling badly; the condition of feeling unhappy

needing a lot of your time, attention, or effort

(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn

to do what you are told

to make someone upset or angry

to make use of; to benefit oneself by treating others unfairly

the people who look after a child in their home for a period of time