Pre-A1 Starters Vocabulary: Family & Friends

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    Family & Friends

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    • babynoun
    • boynoun
    • brothernoun
    • child/children
      child/childrennoun
    • classmatenoun
    • cousinnoun
    • dadnoun
    • familynoun
    • fathernoun
    • friendnoun
    • girlnoun
    • grandfathernoun
    • grandmanoun
    • grandmothernoun
    • grandpanoun
    • kidnoun
    • live
      liveverb
    • man/men
      man/mennoun
    • mothernoun
    • mumnoun
    • person/people
      person/peoplenoun
    • sisternoun
    • woman/women
      woman/womennoun
    • adjective
    Meanings and example sentences (24 words)
    baby
    (noun)
    A very young child.
    My sister has a new baby.
    boy
    (noun)
    A male child is a boy.
    The boy plays with his toys.
    brother
    (noun)
    A boy in your family.
    My brother plays video games every day.
    child/children
    (noun)
    A young boy or girl — one child, two children.
    The children are playing in the park.
    classmate
    (noun)
    A friend at school.
    My classmate sits next to me.
    cousin
    (noun)
    It's your aunt's child.
    My cousin plays video games with me.
    dad
    (noun)
    A boy or girl's male parent.
    My dad helps me with homework.
    family
    (noun)
    People who live together.
    I eat dinner with my family.
    father
    (noun)
    A boy's or girl's male parent.
    My father cooks dinner every night.
    friend
    (noun)
    Someone you like and trust.
    My best friend plays with me.
    girl
    (noun)
    A young female human.
    My sister is a girl.
    grandfather
    (noun)
    A man is someone's parent's father.
    My grandfather reads me stories every night.
    grandma
    (noun)
    It is your father's mother.
    I love to visit my grandma.
    grandmother
    (noun)
    It's your mother's mother.
    My grandmother likes to bake cookies.
    grandpa
    (noun)
    He is your father's father.
    I like to visit my grandpa.
    kid
    (noun)
    It is a young child.
    The kid plays with his toys.
    live
    (verb)
    To stay in a home.
    I live with my family.
    man/men
    (noun)
    A grown-up boy — one man, two men.
    That man is my dad.
    mother
    (noun)
    It's your female parent.
    My mother helps me with homework.
    mum
    (noun)
    It is another word for mother.
    I help my mum in the kitchen.
    person/people
    (noun)
    One person is a man, a woman, a boy or a girl — lots of them are people.
    There are five people in my family.
    sister
    (noun)
    A girl from your family.
    My sister likes to play games.
    woman/women
    (noun)
    A grown-up girl — one woman, two women.
    That woman is my mum.
    young
    (adjective)
    Not old, little in age.
    My brother is young; he is five.
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    Questions parents ask

    How many family & friends words are in the Pre-A1 Starters wordlist?

    Pre-A1 Starters introduces 24 family & friends words, including baby, boy, brother. All of them are on this page with kid-friendly meanings, example sentences, and audio for most words.

    Are these all the family & friends words for the Pre-A1 Starters exam?

    Yes — Pre-A1 Starters is the first Cambridge YLE level, so the 24 words on this page are the complete family & friends vocabulary your child needs for the exam.

    Is this the official Cambridge list?

    This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English Pre-A1 Starters vocabulary list, with kid-friendly definitions, example sentences and audio added by FlyersEnglish. FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge; the official PDF wordlists are available at cambridgeenglish.org.

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