Understanding families formed when adults with children from previous relationships marry or live together. Vocabulary in this post blended adjective /ˈblɛndɪd/ Representing a mixture of something. Examples: "The smoothie had a blended mix of fruits and yogurt. " family noun /ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/ A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family. Examples: "Our family lives in town." parent noun /ˈpɛəɹənt/ /ˈpeəɹənt/ One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father. Examples: "My parents are proud of my good grades in school. " child noun /t͡ʃaɪld/ A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority) Examples: "Go easy on him: he is but a child." relationship noun /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/ Connection or association; the condition of being related. Examples: "My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. " previous adjective /ˈpɹiːvɪəs/ /ˈpɹivi.əs/ Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order. Examples: "He is no better than the previous Prime Minister." marry verb /ˈmæɹɪ/ /ˈmeɹi/ To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. Examples: "Neither of her daughters showed any desire to marry." cohabit verb /koʊˈhæbɪt/ /kəˈhæbɪt/ To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married. Examples: "My younger sister and her boyfriend cohabit in a small apartment near the university. " structure noun /ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/ The overall form or organization of something. Examples: "The structure of a sentence." dynamic adjective /daɪˈnæ.mɪk/ Changing; active; in motion. Examples: "The environment is dynamic, changing with the years and the seasons."
