Words for family members and other relatives in Danish, a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Denmark.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female, pt = paternal (father's side), mt = maternal (mother's side).
| Dansk (Danish) | |
|---|---|
| family | familie |
| parents | forældre |
| father | far |
| mother | mor |
| children | børn |
| son | søn |
| daughter | datter |
| husband | mand |
| wife | kone |
| brother | bror |
| sister | søster |
| uncle | onkel; farbror (pt); morbror (mt) |
| aunt | tante; faster (pt); moster (mt) |
| cousin | fætter (m); kusine (f) |
| nephew | nevø |
| niece | niece |
| grandparents | bedsteforældre; farforældre (pt); morforældre (mt) |
| grandfather | bedstefar; farfar (pt); morfar (mt) |
| grandmother | bedstemor; farmor (pt); mormor (mt) |
| grandchildren | børnebørn |
| grandson | barnebarn |
| granddaughter | barnebarn |
| father-in-law | svigerfar; svigerfader |
| mother-in-law | svigermor |
| brother-in-law | svoger |
| sister-in-law | svigerinde |
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