Words for family members and other relatives in German, a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female
| Deutsch (German) | |
|---|---|
| family | die Familie |
| parents | die Eltern |
| father | der Vater; Vati; Pa |
| mother | die Mutter; Mutti; Ma |
| children | die Kinder |
| son | der Sohn |
| daughter | die Tochter |
| husband | der Mann |
| wife | die Frau |
| brother | der Bruder |
| sister | die Schwester |
| uncle | der Onkel |
| aunt | die Tante |
| cousin | der Cousin (m); die Cousine (f) |
| nephew | der Neffe |
| niece | die Nichte |
| grandparents | die Großeltern |
| grandfather | der Großvater |
| grandmother | die Großmutter |
| grandchildren | die Enkelkinder |
| grandson | der Enkel |
| granddaughter | die Enkelin |
| father-in-law | der Schwiegervater |
| mother-in-law | die Schwiegermutter |
| brother-in-law | der Schwager; Schwippschwager (spouse's sister's husband) |
| sister-in-law | die Schwägerin; Schwippschwägerin (spouse's brother's wife) |
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Family words in German
http://german.about.com/library/blfamilie.htm
http://www.smartphrase.com/German/ge_you-family_voc.shtml#Relations
Family words in Germanic languages
http://www.ielanguages.com/germanic_family.html
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