Words for family members and other relatives in Spanish.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female
| Spanish | |
|---|---|
| family | la familia |
| parents | los padres |
| father | el padre papá |
| mother | la madre mamá |
| children | los hijos los niños |
| son | el hijo |
| daughter | la hija |
| husband | el marido el esposo |
| wife | la mujer la esposa |
| brother | el hermano |
| sister | la hermana |
| uncle | el tío |
| aunt | la tía |
| cousin | el primo (m) la prima (f) |
| nephews & nieces | los sobrinos |
| nephew | el sobrino |
| niece | la sobrina |
| grandparents | los abuelos |
| grandfather | el abuelo |
| grandmother | la abuela |
| grandchildren | los nietos |
| grandson | el nieto |
| granddaughter | la nieta |
| great grandfather | el bisabuelo |
| great grandmother | la bisabuela |
| great uncle | el tío abuelo |
| great aunt | la tía abuela |
| father-in-law | el suegro |
| mother-in-law | la suegra |
| brother-in-law | el cuñado |
| sister-in-law | la cuñada |
| uncle-in-law (aunt's husband) |
el tío politico |
| aunt-in-law (uncle's wife) |
la tía politica |
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