family (905)

word in use by / yeare born
old 725
old friend 1570
ole 1845
young 900
younger 1350
youngling 900
youngster 1590
younker 1515
youth; young people 900
youth; one young person 1350
youthful 1565
youthy 1730
childhood 950
elder 975
elder; authority 1450
elder; eldest 900
eld 1000
elderly (adj) 1615
elderly (n) 1865
woman 900
young; litter, offspring 1350
younger 1100
forold (arch); age
brother (n) lit, and fig. 715
bairn; child (n) 725
daughter (n) 725
daughter (adj) 1615
mother; mom (n) 725
mother; mom (v) 1545
child; son or daughter 750
father (n) 900
father (v) 1425
friend (adj) 900
friend (n) 1470-1600s
friendly 900
friendlike 1570
godson 900
goddaughter 1050
godchild 1225
kin; relatives, descendents (single relative) 900
kinsman 1150
kinswoman 1400
kinsfolk 1475
kinfolk 1845
kith 900
kith; conventional behavior 1450-1800s
sib; kin 900
sister 900
sister city 1670
sisterly 1580
son 900
stepdaughter, stepson, stepfather, stepmother 900
stepchild 1000
stepbrother, stepsister 1450
stepparent 1890
team; descendants 905
offspring; gen. descendents 950
offspring; spec. descendent 1500
fere; companion 1000
fosterling; foster child 1000
godfather 1000
godparent 1865
godmother 1000
fellow; partner 1020
fellow; equal 1350
fella 1450
goddaughter 1050
godson 900
godchild 1225
brethren 1100
flesh and blood 1100
company 1450
kind; ancestry, place of ancestry 1500
kinsman 900
kinswoman 1400
kinspeople 1800
childbed; state of a woman in childbirth 1200
half sister 1200
half brother 1349
strain; stock, ancestry, descendents 1200
strain; type of variety 1630
heir 1225
heiress 1610
ancestor 1300
ancestry 1350
ancestral 1450
ancestress 1580
brother-in-law 1300
compeer; companion 1300
cousin 1300
cousin; relative 1225
cousinage 1400
cousinry 1845
cousin-german 1300
forefather 1300
foremother 1500
foundling; orphan 1300
genealogy (n); spec. ancestry 1300
genealogy; study of ancestry 1830
generation 1300
junior (adj) 1300
junior (n) 1525
nephew 1300
niece 1470-1600s
progeny 1300
progenitor 1400
uncle 1300
affinity; kindredness 1305
affinity; predilection 1630
lineage 1325
coat of arms 1340
half brother 1340
half sister 1200
adopt 1340
kinswoman 900
kinsman 1150
kinspeople 1800
twin 1570
twin (v) 1600
age; how old you are 1275
age (n) 1400
ancient (adj)
ancient (n) 1505
middle age 1380
middleaged 1610
midlife 1800
senior 1400
adolescence 1425
adolescent (n) 1460
adolescent (adj) 1785
aged 1425
nonage 1425
nonage; youth 1600
grown-up 1815
yearling 1470
married 1375
tryst; meeting 1375
cantharsis; Spanish fly 1400
contract; get engaged 1400
divorce 1400
divorce (v) 1450
love knot 1400
unmarried 1400
couple 1550-1700s
dove; term of endearment 1470
procreate 1590
banns 550
bride 725
bride; marry 1600
bridgegroom 750
darling 900
kiss 900
love 900
lovable 900
loving 1600
lovely; passionate 1600
lovely; attractive 1450-1500s
lust 900
lust; affinity 1500
lust (v) 1200
wed; marry 900
wed; give the bride away 1450
wed; joint 1830
wedding; being wed 900
wedding; type of ceremony 1225
breed; create hybrids 1470
breed; pregnant 1630
breed (n) 1465
lovesome; lovable 1000
loving 1350
bridal 1075
bridal (adj) 1300
cuckold (v) 1590
eunuch (fig use) 1600
sleep together 1350
wife 1450-1700s
folk 725
man; gen. person 725
alms; donation 810
evil (adj) 900
evil; subpar 1600s
evil; botched 1530-1700s
greeting 900
knight; knave boy, concurrent 900
lady; akin to lord 900
lady; akin to gentleman 1350
lady; type of formal rank 1450
lord 900
lordling 1275
maidenhood 900-1100
sin 900
sinless 900
carl; churl; ceorl 1000-1350
folkmoot/folkmote; townspeople assembling 1000
freeman 1000
maiden; girl 1000
maiden (adj) 1350
maid 1200
sot; dullard 1000
townsman 1000
wise man 1100
wise woman 1400
wrong (n); doing wrong 1100
wrong; as in the wrong 1350
wrong (adj) 1300
wrong (v) 1350
free; person of nobility 1500s
lording; lord, sir 1150
fatherland 1105
ordeal; trial 950
ordeal; circumstance 1670
law; gen. laws 1000
law; policy 1530
law; natural law 1670
law; Murphy's law 1970
law (v) 1150-1500
sheriff; sheriffwick 1050-1470
outfangthief; type of feudal right of jurisdiction 1150
right (n); entitlement 1150
right (adj); correct, appropriate, acceptable 900
righteous 900
bale; great evil 735
baleful 1000
weird; destiny 725
moot; assembly for discussion 750
wif; woman 800
clepe; name or call 900
iwis; surely 900
methinks; it seems to me 900
meseems; 1400
mislike; displease 900
lecher 1175
lechery 1250
lecherous 1325
affection; lust 1350-1700s
chaste; not married 1200
spouse (n) 1200
spouse (obs); fiance, fiancee 1500s
wedlock; marriage 1200
wedlock; marriage vow 1100-1600s
lover 1225
misthink 1225
trousseau; bunch 1225
conceive; get pregnant 1280
conceive; picture in mind 1340
conception 1335
sweetheart 1290
sweetikins 1600
amour 1300
amorous 1305
bachelor 1300
bachelorette 1905
bawdstrote; bawd 1300
beau 1300
concubine; man's lover 1300
concubine; woman's lover 1450-1500s
matrimony 1300
matrimony; wedding 1450
betroth; to get engaged to a woman 1305
betroth; to get engaged 1570
bethrothed 1540
betrothal 1850
conquest 1325
espousal 1325
espousal; married person 1500-1600s
espouse; marry 1475
adultery, adulterer, adulteress 1400
fornication 1555
single 1350
goodman, Master, Mr 1175
underling 1175
courtesy 1200
courteous 1300
dame 1200
dame; opposite of sire 1700s
damsel 1200
gentleman 1200
gent 1565
honor (n) 1200
honor (v) 1250
mankind 1225
noble; virtuous 1225
peer 1225
peer; age equal 1970
person; individual 1225
villainy 1225
villainy; crassness 1600
countryfolk 1300
courtier 1300
lad 1300
lass 1300
noblesse 1300
squire 1300
commonweal 1425
faternity; college organization 1800
knight-errant 1655
manners (n) 1400
mannered 1450
mannerless 1475
article; clause or portion of document 1299
article; portion of any document 1470
handfast; contract 1200
pilgrim (n) 1200
pilgrimage (n) 1250
pilgrimage (v) 1665
wedding ring 1395
beloved 1400
baby (n) 1380
baby (v) 1745
infant 1385
infancy 1400
blood brother 1400
consanguinity; blood relationship 1400
family; lineage 1400
family; household 1530
family (adj) 1605
stepdame; stepmother 1400
clan; spec. to Scots 1425
clan; (gen use) 1530
fraternal 1425
grandfather 1425
granddaddy 1760
grandpapa 1770
granddad 1785
grandpa 1890
grandpop 1900
grandmother 1425
granny 1565
grandmamma 1770
grandma 1800
parent (n) 1425
parent (adj) 1670
parental 1625
granduncle 1450
grandaunt 1830
paternal 1450
paternity 1450
sister-in-law 1450
fall; be borne (v) 1900
genetrix; mother 1470
genitor; parent 1470
legitimate (adj) 1670
legitimate (v) 1500
only-begotten; being the only child 1470
orphan 1815
commoner 1360
commoner; citizen 1325-1600s
morality 1375
morals 1615
obeisance; type of bow 1375
obeisance; obedience 1600s
simple 1375
womankind; an individual woman 1375
womenkind 1400
humanity 1385
humankind 1645
femininity 1390
femineity 1830
jack; everyman 1390
castellan; occupant of a castle 1400
converse; social interaction 1400
converse; talk (v) 1630
ethic 1400
ethic; principles 1900
provincial; not worldly 1400
provincialism 1830
refuse; outcast people 1400
social; friendly (adj) 1400
social; related to society (ad) 1830
wisewoman 1400
wiseman 1100
yeoman 1400
yeowoman 1870
native; innate 1385
peasant 1425
peasantry 1555
politic 1425
courtesan 1425
freemasonry 1450
Mr. 1450
Mrs. 1615
Ms. 1950
institution 1400
matron 1400
origin 1400
originate 1655
originality 1745
catholicon; panacea 1425
heirloom 1425
guardian 1425
pedigree 1425
jettison 1425
alias (adj) 1435
alias (n) 1605
microcosm 1430
microcosmos 1200
hearsay 1440
emblem 1450
emblem (v) 1585
emblematic 1645
inhabitant 1450
longanimity; endurance 1450
luck 1450
nickname (n) 1450
ort; scraps 1450
supporter 1450
unanimity 1450
unanimous 1625
crest (n) 1470
crest (v) 1870
gesticulation 1605
league (n) 1870
league (v) 1600
monmuent 1280-1600s
panel (n) 1570
parcel (n) 1325
revolution (n) revolt 1550
revolution (n) political rebellion 1630
herald (v) 1380
agree 1385
commute 1440
work; ache (v) 1470
awry (adj, adv) 1375
awry; wrong 1500
overage (adj) 1500
heart-whole (adj) not in love 1475
heart-whole; heartfree 1750
nuptial (adj) 1490
nuptial (m) 1510
virile; lusty (adj) 1490
virile; able to father children 1530
affiance; betroth (v) 1500
marital (adj) 1500
paterfamilias 1475
maternal 1485
agnate; male relative on father's side 1500
forebear; ancestor 15000
foremother, forefather 1300
distaff; women 1500
regina; queen 1475
viscountess 1475
registry 1485
simulacrum; representation 1500
public; people 1670
talebearer 1480
havoc; type of battle cry 1420
havoc (v) 1580
band; group 1490
age of consent (n) 1505
younker; youth 1515
great-grandfather 1515
great-grandmother 1530
great-grandparent 1885
cater-cousin; intimate friend 1520
September; unit of a clan 1520
mammy 1525
relation 1530
related 1730
yokefellow; companion 1530
comrade 1545
culture 1510
utopia 1516
utopian 1545
demoiselle; young woman 1520
upbringing 1520
dowager 1520
birthright 1535
plebian (spec. to Rome) 1535
plebian (gen use) 1590
society (n) 1535
sorority; women's group 1535
sorority; university women's group 1905
viceroy (n) 1525
vicereine 1825
archduke 1530
archduchess 1620
archduchy 1680
politics 1530
political maneuvering (n) 1670
politician 1630
politick 1935
vice president 1530
attorney general 1535
democracy 1535
democratic 1605
anarchy 1540
anarchy; chaos 1670
anarchic 1650
county 1800
embassy 1535
loyal 1535
ballot; ballot box 1680
survivor (leg) 1505
survivor; someone who survives something 1600
inheritress 1530
inheritrix 1485
minority (adj) 1535
minority; minority group 1770
conjugal 1530
fond 1530
mouse; term of endearment 1530
remarry 1530
sheep's eyes 1530
romount; romance 1530
bully; lover 1540
honeymoon 1600
affine; relative by marriage 1510
pig in a poke 1530
tabula rasa 1535
sure enough (adv/adj) 1545
ipso facto 1550
grass widow; unmarried woman 1530
off and on 1535
commonplace 1535
forename; first name 1535
human (n) 1535
human (adj) 1400
human being 1800
Christian name 1550
darling 1510
sceptered (adj); endowed with authority 1515
unpeople 1535
mate (v) 1510
lynx-eyed; (adj) sharp sighted 1600
androgyne (n) 1555
masculine (grammatical sense) 1350
masculine (n) 1450
feminine 1400
masculinity 1770
seasick 1570
seasickness 1625
value; cherish (v) 1570
valued 1670
belligerent (adj) 1580
childlike (adj) 1590
fancy-free 1590
heyday; high spirits 1590
heyday; best of times 1755
jovial 1590
wry 1690
bridesmaid 1555
bridesman 1830
self-love 1565
bed 1570
buss; kiss 1570
turtledove; term of endearment 1570
dowsabel; sweetheart 1585
epithalamium; type of wedding song 1590
maid of honor 1590
uxorious (adj); wife loving 1590
inamorato; male lover 1595
inamorata; 1655
love affair 1595
polygamy (n) 1595
polyandry, polygyny 1780
temptress 1595
tempter 1450
poplet; darling 1600s
mama 1555
coz; cousin 1560
akin; family 1570
akin; related 1670
ancestress 1580
great-nephew 1585
great-niece 1885
grandbaby; grandkid 1920
sonship 1590
sonhood 1470
truepenny; trusted one 1590
descemt 1350
mister / Mr. (abbrev.) 1450
straitlaced; formal 1555
sylvan; one who lives in the woods 1600
society (n); type of group 1570
populace 1575
nomad 1580
disciplinarian; type of Puritain 1685
gentlefolk 1595
ethics (n); writing about ethics 1450
bawcock; fine fellow 1600
milord; "milady" 1840
patriotism 1730
gynarchy; gynocracy 1580-1615
queen mother 1580
hallo; hello (n/v/interj) 1570
stargazer 1560
minor; underage person 1615
out-of-date 1630
groom 1605
groomsman 1700
heartache 1605
heartache (lit) 1000
commerce 1630
digamy; second marriage 1630
platonic love 1635
nubile (adj) 1645
wedding cake 1650
genealogist 1605
matriarch 1610
patronymic; name derived patrilineally 1615
papoose 1635
florist 1625
curator 1635
curator; guardian 1375
steward 900
stewardess 1635
Anglicism 1645
civil (adj) 1610
civilized (arch) 1555
civilized; kind 1600s only
sisterhood 1610
urban 1610
caste 1615
fief 1615
nowness 1615
population 1615
public health 1620
chit; kid, young woman 1625
immigrate (v) 1625
immigration 1660
immigrant 1790
poll; counting votes 1630
poll; early census count 1630
poll; vote 1870
poll; survey 1930
pollster 1940
census; spec. to Roman census 1635
census; tax 1615-1800s
census; counting 1770
women's rights (n) 1635
women's rights 1840
emigration 1650
automaton (tech) 1615
automaton; machine 1670
automaton; machine-like being 1700
decade 1605
decade; 10 books 1475
decade; group of 10 1600
centenary; hundredth anniversary 1610
era 1615
middle ages 1620
century; 100 years 1630
century; type of Roman mil. group 1450
forever 1630
winter solstice 1635
millenium 1640
weekend 1640
anachronism 1830
quadrennial (adj); lasting four years 1705
Apollonian 1630
patriarchy 1635
theocracy 1625
theocrat 1830
imperatrix; female emperor 1630
imperator 1600
dyarchy 1640
prime minister 1650
birthplace 1610
sire 1615
mummy 1615
sepulchral 1615
genius loci 1605
yeoman's service 1605
Hobson's choice; no choice at all 1635
elbow grease 1640
archive 1605
archives 1840
archivist 1755
archival 1830
whatness 1615
quota 1620
quota; ration 1670
vice versa 1605
periodical (adj) 1605
periodic 1645
historical 1425
historic (adj) 1610
feudal system 1350
feudal (adj) 1615
feudalism 1820
nominal; pertaining to names; in name only 1630
nominal; pertaining to nouns 1400s
ungainsayable (adj); undeniable 1630
exsanguine; bloodless 1650
cake 1610
migrate (v) 1625
mirgrate; spec. to animals 1730
migratory 1755
belate (v) 1630
scout 1605
memorables; memorabilia 1630
alimony; provision 1630-1655
inamorata; female lover 1655
inamorato; male lover 1595
connubial 1660
misogamy 1660
sympathy 1630
sympathy; affinity 1570
sympathy; agreement 1600
misogyny 1660
misandry 1930
celibacy 1665
assignation; tryst 1670
charivari 1670
engagement (n) 1670
engaged 1615
engage 1730
girlfriend 1670
hubby 1690
maiden name 1690
proposal 1770
rampant 1800
spinster; old maid 1700-1900
second cousin 1660
first cousin 1665
parent (v); sire or bear 1665
folks 1670
nepotism; favoring the Pope's nephew 1650s
chum (n) 1685
chummy 1835
pal 1685
tot; child 1685
family name 1700
festive 1655
dapifer; food server 1670
saint-errant; akin to knight-errant 1800s
bouquet 1720
pater; The Lord's Prayer 1350
pater 1730
lothario 1705
prude 1705
connoisseur 1715
toast; toast of the town 1730
yes 1710
juvenescence 1825
percentage 1790
spliced; married, hitched 1755
best man 1785
Darby and Joan; a long-married couple 1800
materfamilias 1760
next of kin 1770
quadruplet 1790
auntie 1790
toddler 1795
triplet 1800
cognate (n) 1755
cognate (adj) 1645
ain't 1780
emigrant (n) 1755
emigration 1650
emigrate 1780
emigre 1795
tea time 1760
Yankee 1760
Yank 1780
chivalry 1770
chivalry; knights 1300
class 1770
middle class (n) 1770
middle class (adj) 1840
tea; type of social event 1770
anti-American (adj) 1775
colonial (adj) 1775
colonial (n) 1865
p's and q's 1780
elite (noun in adjective use) 1825
haut noblesse 1800
haut bourgeoisie 1900
milieu 1800
race; family, descendents 1570
racy; blue 1650
race; kindred group 1600
race; as in "the human race" 1600
racial 1865
racism 1870
racialism 1910
generalization 1765
nonagenarian (n); someone in their nineties 1805
septuagenarian (adj) 1715
grown-up 1815
teen 1820
antenatal; prenatal 1820
trimester 1825
fetal 1815
family physician 1810
family doctor 1850
family practice 1975
post nuptial (adj) 1810
antenuptial (adj) 1820
calf-love; puppy love 1825
cuddle (noun with verb use) 1520
soul mate 1825
family tree 1810
pa 1815
golden rule (n) 1810
un-American 1810
pluralism 1820
overpopulation 1870
county seat 1805
vicereine; wife of viceroy 1825
eulogize 1810
necropolis 1820
cognomen; name 1630-1810
guy 1810
anonym; anonymous 1815
confetti 1815
enounce; announce 1805
pastness (n) 1830
season 1830
semester 1830
moyen-age; Middle Ages 1850
quadragenerian; 40 yeare old 1840
centenarian 1845
cute 1830
acute 1625
romance (n) 1830
heartthrob 1840
wedding march 1850
avuncular (adj); like an uncle 1835
mum 1835
nana; grandma 1845
retiracy 1830
time capsule 1840
sociology 1845
who's who 1850
inaugural (adj) 1635
inaugural (n) 1835
hand me down (adj) 1830
here and now 1830
tinker's damn 1840
cloak and dagger 1845
weeknight 1860
yesteryear 1870
postbellum (adj) 1879
equaeval; contemporary 1870
dot; dowry 1855
monadry; monogamy for women 1855
hitched 1860
exogamy; marriage outside tribe 1865
loved one 1865
agape 1870
prenuptial 1870
ancestor worship 1855
mater; mother 1860
parenthood 1860
sororal 1860
big brother; older brother 1865
altruism, altruistic, altruist 1855
function; ceremony; soiree 1870
birthrate 1860
term; length of pregnancy 1870
fact of life 1855
name-calling 1855
mother lode 1860
pathetic fallacy; personifying inanimate things...i.e, Mother Nature 1860
sign of the zodiac 1870
inner circle 1870
earthiling 1595
life history 1870
bride-price; opp. of dowage 1880
bridal wreath 1890
premarital 1890
identical twin 1890
adoptee 1895
in-law 1895
fin de siecle (adj); mood at century's end 1890
last name 1900
matron of honor 1905
sibling 1905
Deja vu 1905
lifetime 1905
lifespan 1920
gene 1911
newlywed 1920
geriatric 1930
year-round 1925
preadolescence 1930
extended family 1935
cross-cultural 1945
ethnic 1945
ethnic; heathen 1375-1700s
preteen 1955
subteen 1955
biological clock 1955
significant other 1955
eye contact 1955
sensitivity training 1955
role model 1955
backseat driver 1955
global village 1955
golden ager 1965
empty nester 1965
update 1965
dominatrix 1975
natural family planning 1980
s/he 1980
Puritain ethic 1980
womyn 1980
antichoice 1990
mommytrack 1990
toyboy 1985
quality time 1990
sandwich generation 1990
high concept 1985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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