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