Relatives and extended family in Spanish

An essential list about family members

Spanish vocabulary


el padre		father
la madre		mother
el hijo		son
la hija		daughter
la hermana		sister
el hermano		brother
el primo		male cousin
la prima		female cousin
el abuelo		grandfather
la abuela		grandmother
el tío		uncle
la tía		aunt
el sobrino		nephew
la sobrina		niece
el cuñado		brother-in-law
la cuñada		sister-in-law
el suegro		father-in-law
la suegra		mother-in-law
el yerno		son-in-law
la nuera		daughter-in-law
el marido		husband
la mujer		wife
el esposo		male spouse
la esposa		female spouse
el nieto		grandson
la nieta		granddaughter
el bisabuelo		great-grandfather
la bisabuela		great-grandmother
el tío abuelo		great uncle
la tía abuela		great aunt
el tatarabuelo		great-great-grandfather
la tatarabuela		great-great-grandmother

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