Words for family members and other relatives in Hungarian.
| Hungarian (magyar) | |
|---|---|
| family | család |
| parent | szülő |
| father | apa |
| mother | anya |
| child | gyerek, gyermek |
| son (boy) | fiú |
| daughter (girl) | lány |
| spouse | házastárs |
| husband | férj |
| wife | feleség |
| siblings | testvér |
| brother | fivér (rare) báty (elder) öcs (younger) |
| sister | lánytestvér (rare) nővér (elder) húg (younger) |
| uncle | nagybácsi |
| uncle's wife | ángy |
| aunt | nagynéni |
| cousin | unokatestvér |
| nephew | unokabáty (elder) unokaöcs (younger) |
| niece | unokanovér (elder) unokahúg (younger) |
| grandparent | nagyszülő |
| grandfather | nagyapa, nagypapa |
| grandmother | nagyanya, nagymama |
| grandchild | unoka |
| great grandparent | dédszülő |
| great grandfather | dédapa, dédpapa |
| great grandmother | dédanya, dédmama |
| great grandchild | dédunoka |
| great-great-grandparent | ükszülő |
| great-great-grandchild | szépunoka |
| great uncle | dédnagybácsi |
| great aunt | dédnagynéni |
| father-in-law | após, ipa (archaic) |
| mother-in-law | anyós, napa (archaic) |
| brother-in-law | sógor |
| sister-in-law | sógornő |
| son-in-law | vej |
| daughter-in-law | meny |
| child's parents-in-law | nászszülő |
| child's father-in-law | nász, nászúr |
| child's mother-in-law | nászasszony |
| ancestors | ősök |
| progeny | utód, leszármazott |
| stepmother | mostohaanya |
| stepchild | mostohagyermek |
| foster father | nevelőapa |
| foster mother | nevelőanya |
| adopted child | fogadott gyermek |
Fiú means both son and boy, but there's a distinction in the possessive case. Fiúm means my boy (boyfriend), but fiam means my son. However, for girls, there is only one form: lányom means my daughter. My girlfriend should be called by different words.
Siblings and cousins are mostly called with both gender and age difference: "my younger niece" and not just "my niece".
Other cousins are created by adding másod-, harmad-, negyed- (i.e. second, third, fourth) before unokatestvér, unokabáty etc., like these:
List compiled by Láng Attila D
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