Words for family members and other relatives in Turkish.
Turkish (Türkçe) | |
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family | aile |
parent | ebeveyn / annevebaba |
father | baba |
mother | anne / ana |
child | çocuk |
son | oğul |
daughter | kız |
spouse | eş |
husband | koca |
wife | karı |
sibling | kardeş |
brother | erkek kardeş / abi (older) |
sister | kız kardeş / abla |
uncle | amca (paternal) / dayı (maternal) |
uncle's wife | yenge |
aunt | hala (paternal) / teyze (maternal) |
aunt's husband | enişte |
cousin | kuzen |
nephew | yeğen |
niece | yeğen |
grandfather | dede / büyükbaba |
grandmother | nine / büyükanne / anneanne (maternal) / babaanne (paternal) |
grandchild | torun |
great-grandfather | büyük dede / büyük büyükbaba |
great-grandmother | büyük nine / büyük büyükanne |
great-grandchild | torununun çocuğu |
great-great-grandchild | torununun torunu |
father-in-law | kaynata / kayınbaba / kayınpeder |
mother-in-law | kaynana / kayınvalide |
brother-in-law | kayın / kayınbirader |
sister-in-law | görümce (according to women) / baldız (according to men) |
ancestor | ata |
progeny | kuşak |
stepmother | üvey anne |
stepchild | üvey çocuk |
adopted child | evlatlık çocuk |
List compiled by Batuhan Duzgun
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