Family and relatives in Spanish
The following English-Spanish and Spanish-English word lists contain the names of family members and relatives.
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English-Spanish | |
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aunt | la tía |
brother | el hermano |
brother-in-law | el cuñado |
cousin | el primo |
daughter | la hija |
daughter-in-law | la nuera |
divorced | divorciado |
father | el padre |
father-in-law | el suegro |
grandchild | el nieto |
granddaughter | la nieta |
grandfather | el abuelo |
grandmother | la abuela |
husband | el marido |
married | casado |
mother | la madre |
mother-in-law | la suegra |
nephew | el sobrino |
niece | la sobrina |
orphan | (el) huérfano |
parents | los padres |
sister | la hermana |
sister-in-law | la cuñada |
son | el hijo |
son-in-law | el yerno |
stepchild | el hijastro |
stepfather | el padrastro |
stepmother | la madrastra |
uncle | el tío |
widow | la viuda |
widower | el viudo |
wife | la mujer |
Spanish-English | |
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la abuela | grandmother |
el abuelo | grandfather |
casado | married |
la cuñada | sister-in-law |
el cuñado | brother-in-law |
divorciado | divorced |
el gemelo | twin |
la hermana | sister |
el hermano | brother |
la hija | daughter |
el hijastro | stepchild |
el hijo | son |
(el) huérfano | orphan |
la madrastra | stepmother |
la madre | mother |
el marido | husband |
la mujer | wife, woman |
la nieta | granddaughter |
el nieto | grandchild, grandson |
la nuera | daughter-in-law |
el padrastro | stepfather |
el padre | father |
los padres | parents |
el primo | cousin |
la sobrina | niece |
el sobrino | nephew |
la suegra | mother-in-law |
el suegro | father-in-law |
la tía | aunt |
el tío | uncle |
la viuda | widow |
el viudo | widower |
el yerno | son-in-law |
Note: Spanish nouns have a gender and a corresponding article (either "el" or "la", or in plural, "los" or "las"). There is a separate page for all Spanish noun gender rules and exceptions.
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