German C1 Family & People Vocabulary
This is the complete German Family & People vocabulary at C1 level — 32 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
32 C1 · Family & People words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| die Abstammung | a lineage / ancestry |
| der Abtrünnige | renegade / apostate |
| die Ahnenreihe | ancestry |
| der Anstifter | an instigator / ringleader |
| außerehelich | extramarital |
| beisetzen | to entomb / inter |
| die Bestattung | a funeral (wenig benutzt) |
| der Bonze | a bigwig / big shot / fat cat |
| bräutlich | nuptial |
| die Durchlaucht | a highness |
| der Fürsprecher | an advocate |
| der Genosse | comrade / mate / companion |
| der Greis | an old man |
| der Halunke | scoundrel / rascal |
| der Heide | gentile / pagan |
| der Hüne | a giant / colossus |
| der Knallkopf | a crackhead |
| die Mitgift | a dowry / portion |
| das Mündel | a ward a person, usually a minor, under the care and control of a guardian appointed by their parents or a court. |
| die Paarberatung | couples counseling |
| der Schänder | molester |
| die Sippe | clan / family / kinship / group |
| der Strolch | a rascal / rogue (wenig benutzt) |
| der Taugenichts | a good-for-nothing (wenig benutzt) |
| der Trauerzug | a funeral procession |
| vermählen | to wed / marry |
| die Vettel | a hag / harridan harridan = a strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman |
| die Vorzeigefrau | a trophy wife |
| der Weiser | a sage |
| werdend | nascent / emergent / expectant |
| der Würdenträger | a dignitary |
| die Ziehschwester | a foster sister |
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