11.1.8. gy. A1C1 (példák)

babysitter noun /ˈbeɪ.biˌsɪt.ər/ [C] bébiszitter

I promised the babysitter that we'd be home by midnight.

daycare noun /ˈdeɪ.keər/ [U] napközi ellátás; napköziotthon (gyerekeknek/öregeknek)

a daycare centre

home noun /həʊm/ 2 otthon, menhely (intézmény) [C]

a children's home

My grandmother lives in a home now.

nursery noun /ˈnɜː.sər.i/ [C] bölcsőde

Her youngest child is at nursery now.

upbringing noun /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋ.ɪŋ/ [no plural] nevelés, neveltetés

a middle-class/religious upbringing

She had a very strict upbringing.

caring adjective /ˈkeə.rɪŋ/ gondoskodó

I've always thought of Jo as a very caring person.

protective adjective /prəˈtek.tɪv/ 2 óvó, védelmező

It's easy to be too protective towards/of your children.

She's fiercely protective of the man she married 30 years ago.

Phrasal verbs:

bring up ↔ sb /brɪŋ/ felnevel vkit

She was brought up by her grandmother.

David was brought up to respect authority.

care for sb/sth /keər/ gondoskodik vkiről, gondoz vkit/vmit

The children are being cared for by a relative.

She has to stay at home to care for her elderly mother.

cater for sb/sth /ˈkeɪ.tər/ ellát vkit, gondoskodik vkiről

The club caters for children between the ages of 4 and 12.

look after sb/sth /lʊk/ felügyel/vigyáz vkire/vmire/magára, gondoz vkit/vmit, gondoskodik vkiről/vmiről

We look after the neighbours' cat while they're away.

If you look after your clothes they last a lot longer.

Don't worry about Mia - she can look after herself.

Phrases and idioms:

single parent gyerekeket egyedül nevelő szülő

Many single parents find it difficult to get a job.

The number of single-parent families dependent on the state has risen enormously in recent years.

take care of sb/sth gondoskodik vmiről/vkiről (gondját viseli)

Take good care of your sister, Patrick.

Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself.

My parents will take care of the house while we're away.