be engaged; engagement | arranged marriage |
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bride | best man |
bridesmaid | bridegroom |
divorce rate | cohabitation; living together |
early/late marriage | dowry |
honeymoon | free marriage |
marital status | lady of honor |
marriage licence | marriage certificate |
married | marriage registration |
single | remarriage |
to be divorced; to be divorcee | spouse |
wedding cake | to be separated; to live in separation |
wedding dress | wedding ceremony |
wedding gift | wedding feast |
groom | wedding ring |
birth control policy | adopted daughter/son |
DINK family(Double income no kids) | close-knit |
family structure | extended family |
foster father/mother | family tree |
harmonious | grandparents(grand (father,grandmother |
in-law(father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law) | immediate family |
one couple, one child | nuclear family |
parents(father, mother) | overpopulation |
single-parent family | retired |
to be a breadwinner of the family | stepfather/ stepmother |
to bridge the generation gap | to be on very intimate terms with each other |
to make ends meet | to live on pension/ social welfare |