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FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Birth

child
Pregnancy
Staff
doctor staff
nursing staff
hospital staff
delivery staff
baby
parents
mother
father
relatives
cradle
umbilical cord
Birth certificate

Normal
Breech
Caesarean
Premature
Multiple
Legitimate
Illegitimate
home
Pregnant

Little
Small
Young
Good
Obedient
Well-behaved
Delinquent
Difficult
Disobedient
Fractious
Mischievous
Naughty
Problem
Sulky
Unruly
Wayward
willful

To be born
To grow
To have a family
To be pregnant
To get pregnant
To have a baby
To give birth

The baby was placed in

Baby boy

Baby girl

Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl / boy.

Bring somebody up
Grow up

At birth (The baby weighted 7 pounds at birth)

At/ during a/ the birth (the child’s father was present at the birth)

By birth
(He was American by birth)

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Infant
Font
Godparents
Godmother
Godfather
Godchild
Godson
goddaughter
Holy water
Candle
Oil
Church
Priest
Hail Mary
Lord’s prayer

Responsible

To baptize
To sponsor
To sprinkle
To water
To inmerse
To pray

The infant was baptized in/on/at

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Fiance
Fiancee

Engagement rings

Happy
Jolly
Merry

Diamond
Gold
Silver

To propose
To break off
To bless
To exchange (rings)
To engage
To ask
To bless

To ask your girlfriend’s parent their daughter’s hand in marriage

Fall in love

Would you marry me?

May I take your daughter’s hand in marriage?

To become engaged

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Bride
Bridegroom
bridal couple
pageboy
best man
maid of honor
bridemaids
wedding gown
veil
headpiece
bouquet
orange blossoms
suit
bow tie
wedding day
wedding ceremony
weeding cake
church
vows
wedding ring
floral arrangements
wedding party
reception
invitations
guests
guest list
cocktails
champagne
wedding presents
wedding gifts

registry office
witnesses

honeymoon

Black

white

To marry

To wear

To cut
To decorate
To read

To send/ receive
To display

To ask (for an appointment)

To witness
To spend
To travel

Newly-wed

Newly-married

Just married

To give away the bride

To give in marriage

To throw rice

To throw the garter

To throw the bouquet

Wedding toast

To carry the bride over the threshold

To love, honour and respect until death do us part

With this ring I thee wed.

To get marry

Marriage: a once in a life-time affair

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Corpse
Dead body
Coffin
Casket
Wake
Prayers
Funeral
Funeral service
Funeral procession
Mourners
Graveyard
Grave
Grave stone
Crematorium
Ashes pall
Hearse

Wreath
Condolences
Widow
Widower
orphan

will
testament
heir
heiress
inheritance
death duties
death tax
executors
bequest

accident
suicide

Dead
Old
Young

To die
To attend a funeral
To bury
To inter
To inhume
To cremate
To sympathize

To read
To execute
To inherit
To bequeath

Tragic
To commit

The corpse was placed in

I’m sorry for your loss

I'm so sorry to hear that.

Please accept my sincere condolences.

To lie on state

To make the funeral

Funeral oration

To be in mourning

Burial service

RIP (rest in peace)

To stand for

To kick the bucket.

RIP (rest in peace)
To accept condolences

Estate-fortune

To get ill

To lay out the body

To pass away (on)

To lay out

At a/ the funeral (he gave the address at her funeral)