Words for family members and other relatives in Estonian (eesti keel), a Finnic language spoken mainly in Estonia.
| English | Estonian (eesti keel) |
|---|---|
| family | perekond |
| parents | vanemad |
| father | isa |
| mother | ema |
| child | laps |
| children | lapsed |
| son | poeg |
| daughter | tütar |
| husband | abikaasa |
| wife | abikaasa |
| brother | vend |
| sister | õde |
| uncle | onu |
| aunt | tädi |
| cousin (m) | tädipoeg / onupoeg |
| cousin (f) | täditütar, onutütar |
| nephew | õepoeg, vennapoeg |
| niece | õetütar, vennatütar |
| grandparents | vanavanemad |
| grandfather | vanaisa |
| grandmother | vanaema |
| grandchildren | lapselapsed |
| grandson | lapselaps |
| granddaughter | lapselaps |
| father-in-law | äi, meheisa, naiseisa |
| mother-in-law | ämm, meheema |
| brother-in-law | naisevend |
| sister-in-law | venna naine |
Information about family words in Estonian
http://www.polymath.org/estonian_family.php
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