Words for family members and other relatives in Galician.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female
| Galician | |
|---|---|
| family | a familia |
| parents | os pais |
| father | o pai papá |
| mother | a nai mamá |
| children | os nenos |
| son | o fillo |
| daughter | a filla |
| husband | o marido o homo |
| wife | a muller a esposa |
| brother | o irmán |
| sister | a irmá |
| uncle | o tío |
| aunt | a tía |
| cousin | o primo (m) a prima (f) |
| nephews & nieces | os sobriños |
| nephew | o sobriño |
| niece | a sobriña |
| grandparents | os avós |
| grandfather | o avó |
| grandmother | a avoa |
| grandchildren | os netos |
| grandson | o neto |
| granddaughter | a neta |
| great grandfather | o bisavô |
| great grandmother | a bisavó |
| great uncle | o tío-avó |
| great aunt | a tía avoa |
| father-in-law | o sogro |
| mother-in-law | a sogra |
| brother-in-law | o cuñado |
| sister-in-law | a cuñada |
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