Words for family members and other relatives in Irish (Gaelic), a Goidelic Celtic language spoken mainly in Ireland.
| Irish (Gaeilge) | |
|---|---|
| family | teachglach (household) muintir (family/relatives) clann (children) |
| parents | tuismitheoirí |
| father | athair / dadaí |
| mother | máthair / mamaí |
| children | clann / páiste |
| son | mac |
| daughter | iníon |
| husband | fear (céile) |
| wife | bean (chéile) |
| brother | deartháir |
| sister | deirfiúr |
| uncle | uncail |
| aunt | aintín |
| cousin | col ceathar ceathrair |
| nephew | nia mac dearthár (brother's son) mac deirféar (sister's son) |
| niece | neacht iníon dearthár (brother's daughter) iníon deirféar (sister's daughter) |
| grandparents | seanmhuintir |
| grandfather | seanathair / athair mór daideó / móraí |
| grandmother | seanmháthair / máthair mhór maimeó |
| grandchildren | clann clainne |
| grandson | garmhac / ó/ua (archaic) |
| granddaughter | gariníon |
| grand nephew | garnia |
| grand niece | garneacht |
| great grandfather | sin-seanathair |
| great grandmother | sin-seanmháthair |
| great uncle | sean-uncail / uncail mhór |
| great aunt | sean-aintín / aintín mhór |
| father-in-law | athair céile |
| mother-in-law | máthair chéile |
| brother-in-law | deartháir céile |
| sister-in-law | deirfiúr chleamhnais |
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