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English-German Glossary
Die Familie - The Family
In this glossary you'll find vocabulary related to the family and relatives. It is related to Lesson 9 of our free online course, German for Beginners.
Although some genealogical terms are included, you should see our Genealogy Glossary for more extensive vocabulary for that topic.
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Blended family: i.e., a continuing family, serial family, a family with children from a previous marriage.
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Mädchen, like all German nouns ending in -chen or -lein, is neuter even though it means "girl." A similar example would das Fräulein, miss,
unmarried woman.
For more on noun gender, see German Gender Hints.
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