Words for family members and other relatives in Hindi.
| Meaning | Hindi (हिन्दी) |
|---|---|
| family | परिवार (parivāra) |
| relation | रिश्ता (riśtā) |
| relative | रिश्तेदार (riśtēdāra) |
| Own family | |
| father | पापा/पिता (pāpā/pitā) |
| mother | मम्मी/माँ (mam'mī/mām̐) |
| husband | पति (pati) |
| wife | पत्नी (patnī) |
| children | बच्चे (baccē) |
| son | बेटा/पुत्र (bēṭā/putra) |
| daughter | बेटी/पुत्री (bēṭī/putrī) |
| younger brother | (छोटा) भाई ((chōṭā) bhā'ī) |
| elder brother | भैया/(बड़ा) भाई (bhaiyā/(baṛā) bhā'ī) |
| younger sister | (छोटी) बहन ((chōṭī) bahana) |
| elder sister | दीदी/(बड़ी) बहन (dīdī/(baṛī) bahana) |
| Father's side | |
| grandfather (father's father) |
दादा (dādā) |
| grandmother (father's mother) |
दादी (dādī) |
| uncle (father's younger brother) |
चाचा (cācā) |
| uncle (father's elder brother) |
ताऊ/बड़े पापा (tā'ū/baṛē pāpā) |
| uncle (father's sister's husband) |
फूफा (phūphā) |
| aunt (father's younger brother's wife) |
चाची (cācī) |
| aunt (father's elder brother's wife) |
ताई/बड़ी मम्मी (tā'ī/baṛī mam'mī) |
| aunt (father's sister) |
बुआ (bu'ā) |
| Mother's side | |
| grandfather (mother's father) |
नाना (nānā) |
| grandmother (mother's mother) |
नानी (nānī) |
| uncle (mother's brother) |
मामा (māmā) |
| uncle (mother's sister's husband) |
मौसा (mausā) |
| aunt (mother's brother's wife) |
मामी (māmī) |
| aunt (mother's sister) |
मौसी (mausī) |
| Brother's side | |
| aunt (younger brother's wife) |
भयो (bhayō) |
| aunt (elder brother's wife) |
भाभी (bhābhī) |
| nephew (brother's son) |
भतीजा (bhatījā) |
| niece (brother's daughter) |
भतीजी (bhatījī) |
| Sister's side | |
| brother-in-law (younger sister's husband) |
बहनोई (bahanō'ī) |
| brother-in-law (elder sister's husband) |
जीजा (jījā) |
| nephew (sister's son) |
भांजा (bhān̄jā) |
| niece (sister's daughter) |
भांजी (bhān̄jī) |
| Husband's side | |
| father-in-law (husband's father) |
ससुर (sasura) |
| mother-in-law (husband's mother) |
सास (sāsa) |
| brother-in-law (husband's younger brother) |
देवर (dēvara) |
| brother-in-law (husband's elder brother) |
जेठ/भसुर (jēṭha/bhasura) |
| brother-in-law's wife (husband's younger brother's wife) |
देवरानी (dēvarānī) |
| brother-in-law's wife (husband's elder brother's wife) |
जेठानी/भाभी (jēṭhānī/bhābhī) |
| sister-in-law (husband's sister) |
ननद (nanada) |
| sister-in-law's husband (husband's sister's husband) |
नंदोई (nandō'ī) |
| Wife's side | |
| father-in-law (wife's father) |
ससुर (sasura) |
| mother-in-law (wife's mother) |
सास (sāsa) |
| brother-in-law (wife's younger brother) |
साला (sālā) |
| brother-in-law (wife's elder brother) |
साले साहब (sālē sāhaba) |
| brother-in-law's wife (wife's brother's wife) |
सलहज (salahaja) |
| sister-in-law (wife's sister) |
साली (sālī) |
| sister-in-law's husband (wife's sister's husband) |
साढ़ू (sāṛhū) |
| Son's family | |
| daughter-in-law (son's wife) |
बहू (bahū) |
| grandson (son's son) |
पोता (pōtā) |
| granddaugther (son's daughter) |
पोती (pōtī) |
| Daughter's family | |
| son-in-law (daughter's husband) |
दामाद (dāmāda) |
| grandson (daughter's son) |
नाती (nātī) |
| granddaugther (daughter's daughter) |
नतिनी (natinī) |
| Other relatives | |
| cousin (father's brother's son) |
चचेरा भाई (cacērā bhā'ī) |
| cousin (father's brother's daughter) |
चचेरी बहन (cacērī bahana) |
| cousin (father's sister's son) |
फुफेरा भाई (phuphērā bhā'ī) |
| cousin (father's sister's daughter) |
फुफेरी बहन (phuphērī bahana) |
| cousin (mother's brother's son) |
ममेरा भाई (mamērā bhā'ī) |
| cousin (mother's brother's daughter) |
ममेरी बहन (mamērī bahana) |
| cousin (mother's sister's son) |
मौसेरा भाई (mausērā bhā'ī) |
| cousin (mother's sister's daughter) |
मौसेरी बहन (mausērī bahana) |
List compiled by Piyush Maurya
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