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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
status
/ˈstæt.əs/
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nurtureverbTo care for and encourage the growth of a child or a plant.
estrangementnounThe state of no longer being friendly or close with a family member.
guardianshipnounThe legal responsibility for looking after a child who is not your own.
heirloomnounA valuable object passed down in a family for generations.
adoptionnounThe legal process of taking another person's child into your own family.
inheritancenounMoney or property that you receive after a relative dies.
wheelchairnounA chair on wheels for a person who cannot walk easily.
homelessnessnounThe condition of having no place to live.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)