Family words in Greek

Words for family members and other relatives in Greek (ελληνικά), a Hellenic language spoken mainly in Greece and Cyprus.

Greek
family οικογένεια (oikogéneia)
parents γονείς (goneís)
father πατέρας (patéras)
mother μητέρα (mitéra)
μαμά (mamá)
children παιδιά (paidiá)
son γιός (giós)
daughter κόρη (kóri)
husband άντρας (ántras)
wife γυναίκα (gynaíka)
brother αδελφός (adelfós)
elder brother τον μεγαλύτερο αδελφό
(ton megalýtero adelfó)
younger brother νεώτερος αδελφός
(neóteros adelfós)
sister αδελφή (adelfí)
elder sister παλαιότερη αδελφή
(palaióteri adelfí)
younger sister νεώτερη αδελφή
(neóteri adelfí)
uncle θείος (theíos)
aunt θεία (theía)
cousin (male) ξάδερφος (xáderfos)
ξάδελφος (xádelfos)
cousin (female) ξαδέρφη (xadérfi)
ξαδέλφη (xadélfi)
nephews & nieces ανίψι (anípsi)
nephew ανιψιός (anipsiós)
niece ανηψιά (anipsiá)
grandparents παππούς και γιαγιά
(pappoús kai giagiá)
grandfather παππούς (pappoús)
grandfather (paternal) Ο πατρικός παππούς
(O patrikós pappoús)
grandfather (maternal) Ο παππούς της μητέρας
(O pappoús tis mitéras)
grandmother (paternal) πατρική γιαγιά
(patrikí giagiá)
grandmother (maternal) γιαγιά (giagiá)
grandchildren εγγονια (engonia)
grandson εγγονός (engonós)
granddaughter εγγονή (engoní)
father-in-law πεθερός (petherós)
mother-in-law πεθερά (petherá)
brother-in-law κουνιάδος (kouniádos)
sister-in-law κουνιάδα (kouniáda)

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Family words in Greek
http://www.languages.net/greek/vocabulary/family/
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Modern_Greek/Vocab_Family

Family words in other languages

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