Words for family members and other relatives in Yiddish, a Jewish language that developed from Medieval German with influences from Hebrew
| &bsp; | (Yiddish) ײִדיש |
|---|---|
| family | (Mishpokhe) משפחה |
| parents | (Eltern) עלטערן |
| father | (Foter) פאָטער (Tate) טאַטע |
| mother | (Muter) מוטער (Mame) מאַמע |
| children | (Kinder) קינדער |
| son | (Zun) זון |
| daughter | (Tokhter) טאָכטער |
| husband | (Man) מאַן |
| wife | (Froi) פרוי (Vayb) ווַייבּ |
| brother | (Bruder) ברודער |
| sister | (Shvester) שוועסטער |
| uncle | (Feter) פעטער |
| aunt | (Tante) טאַנטע |
| cousin | (Kuzyne) קוזינע |
| nephew | (Plymenyk) פּלימעניק |
| niece | (Plymenytse) פּלימעניצע |
| grandfather | (Zayde) זיידע |
| grandmother | (Bubbe) בּאָבע |
| grandchildren | (Ayniklakh) אייניקלאך |
| grandson | (Aynikl) אייניקל |
| granddaughter | (Aynikl) אייניקל |
| father-in-law | (Shver) שווער |
| mother-in-law | (Shviger) שוויגער |
| brother-in-law | (Shvoger) שוואָגער |
| sister-in-law | (Shvegerin) שוועגערין |
| co-in-laws (parents of a child's spouse) |
mekhutanim |
| father of a child's spouse | (mekhutn) מחותּן |
| mother of a child's spouse | (mekhutnste) מחותּנתטע |
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Family words in Germanic languages
http://www.ielanguages.com/germanic_family.html
Afrikaans, Alsatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Frisian (North - Föhr), German, Gothic, Icelandic, Norwegian, Scots, Swedish, Yiddish
Family words in other languages
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