Words for family members and other relatives in Swedish, a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Sweden and Finland.
| svenska (Swedish) | |
|---|---|
| family | familj |
| parents | föräldrar |
| father | far; pappa |
| mother | mamma; mor |
| children | barn |
| son | son |
| daughter | dotter |
| husband | man |
| wife | hustru; fru |
| brother | bror |
| sister | syster |
| uncle | farbror (pt); morbror (mt) |
| aunt | faster (pt); moster (mt) |
| cousin | kusin |
| nephew | brorson; (brother's son); systerson; (sister's son); nevö |
| niece | brorsdotter; (brother's daughter); systerdotter; (sister's daughter) |
| grandparents | farföräldar (pt); morföräldar (mt) |
| grandfather | farfar (pt); morfar (mt) |
| grandmother | farmor (pt); mormor (mt) |
| grandchildren | barnbarn |
| grandson | sonson; (son's son); dotterson; (daughter's son) |
| granddaughter | sondotter; (son's daughter); dotterdotter; (daughter's daughter) |
| father-in-law | svärfar |
| mother-in-law | svärmor |
| brother-in-law | svåger |
| sister-in-law | svägerska |
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Family words in Germanic languages
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