the female parent of a person

a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person

the mother of one of your parents

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

to develop into an adult; to mature

to care for a child, teaching him/her how to behave, etc

1) near 2) knowing sb very well and liking him/her

a member of your family

1) to fail to go to or do sth 2) to feel sad because sb is not with you any more

get into a situation in which you can be criticised or punished

a family who takes a child who needs a home into their family and cares for him/her without becoming the legal parent

to take a child who needs a home into your own family and to care for him/her without becoming his/her legal parent

(at...) to continue studying, working, etc somewhere for longer than expected or after people have left

a person who regularly looks after sb who is unable to look after himself/herself because of age, illness, etc

thinking only about your own needs or wishes and not about other people's

(used about a person) not friendly, reasonable or helpful

showing that the feelings of other people are important to you

thinking about what other people want or need

showing kind feelings towards sb; sympathetic

to be responsible for or take care of sb/sth/yourself

to look or behave like an older member of your family

to speak to sb angrily because he/she has done sth wrong

to suffer sb/sth unpleasant and not complain about it

use your strength or power to hurt or frighten sb who is weaker or to make him/her do sth

a person who is of the same age or position in society as you

worries or difficulties that you have because you have too much to deal with

to become a friend of sb

to be a friend of sb

to become involved in sth; to start sth

to do sth in order to be certain that sth else happens

to decide sth