children Flashcards

1
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a baby shower

A

party before the baby is born {presents are only for the baby}

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2
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baby-minder

A

baby-sitter

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3
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having custody for a child [i] The issue of custody can cause problems [/i]

A

responsible for a child

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4
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joint custody

A

‘co-ouderschap’

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5
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warden

A

person charged with the care or custody of persons animals or things keeper

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6
Q

too much involvement from politicians

A

becoming a nanny state

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7
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pampering parent [i] How people parent these days [/i]

A

parent who’s treating or gratifying with extreme or excessive indulgence positive term

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8
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authoritation parent [i] How people parent these days [/i]

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parent who’s exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of his children

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9
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hands-on parent involved parent [i] How people parent these days [/i]

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parent who’s is very interested in his children’s life

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10
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pushy parent demanding parent critical parent [i] How people parent these days [/i]

A

parent who’s asking a lot of his children

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11
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beauty pageant

A

a show or exhibition especially one consisting of a succession of participants or events

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12
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a christening a baptism

A

a ceremonial immersion in water

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13
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pesky kids

A

annoying kids

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14
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adolescence

A

stage between childhood and adulthood not puberty not a very defined period

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15
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nephew/niece

A

children of your brother/sister {skips generation}

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16
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cousin

A

your daughter and your brother’s daughter for example {same generation}

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17
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carbon copy of their mum [i]cc / carbon copy[/i]

A

child is a duplicate of his mum

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18
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precautions

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measures taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.

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19
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vintage [i]A hat of last year’s vintage.[/i]

A

the act or process of producing wine winemaking the class of a dated object with reference to era of production or use

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20
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to bolster

A

to support

21
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raise

A

to serve in the capacity of parent to

22
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to supplement

A

to complete add to or extend by a supplement to form a supplement or addition to to supply (a deficiency).

23
Q

expand

A

to spread out unfold develop

24
Q

to gain

A

to get to acquire to improve; make progress

25
Q

the slimmest of margins

A

smallest margin?

26
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I concur

A

I agree

27
Q

pregnancy [i]to carry in the womb during the period from conception to delivery.[/i]

A

gestation period (humans animals) [i]

28
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to gestate

A

to think of and develop (an idea opinion plan etc.)slowly in the mind.[/i]

29
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conceive

A

to form to become pregnant with

30
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nearest and dearest

A

friends and family

31
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have a craving for [i]pregnant woman have cravings for strange food[/i]

A

urge strong desire

32
Q

they wore the arm-bands out of mourning/grief/solidarity/compassion

A

‘rouwband’

33
Q

a belated happy birthday

A

wishing happy birthday after the actual birthday date

34
Q

to tie the knot

A

to get married

35
Q

vows to vow [i]through sickness and health for better for worse till death do us part through thick and thin[/i]

A

to promise

36
Q

mistress

A

a woman who has a continuing extramarital sexual relationship with one man

37
Q

child born out of wedlock

A

illegitimate child

38
Q

private life

A

opposite of public life

39
Q

extramarital affair

A

pertaining to sexual relations with someone other than one’s spouse

40
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culturally acceptable

A

accepted in society

41
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she has the common touch

A

she can easily talk to the people in the street

42
Q

adultery

A

cheating

43
Q

common-law wife

A

always lived together but never made official

44
Q

trauma that children suffer

A

it traumatises the children

45
Q

a mediator is appointed before you go to court

A

mediator

46
Q

nephew/niece

A

skips generation children of your brother/sister

47
Q

cousin

A

same generation your daughter and your brother’s daughter for example

48
Q

second cousin

A

children of same generation

49
Q

first cousin once removed

A

(shey and sarah are their first cousin once removed)