Words for family members and other relatives in Hindi.
Meaning | Hindi (हिन्दी) |
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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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