Family

Mother

/mʌðər/ or /madhēr/

m

m

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

Mutter

[ Nomen ]

a child's female parent

Dad

/dæd/ or /dād/

d

d

a

æ

d

d

Papa

[ Nomen ]

an informal way of calling our father

Mom

/mɑ:m/ or /maam/

m

m

o

ɑ:

m

m

Mama

[ Nomen ]

Informal

a woman who has given birth to a child or someone who cares for and raises a child

Wife

/waɪf/ or /waif/

w

w

i

aɪ

f

f

e

(Frau)

Ehefrau

[ Nomen ]

the lady you are officially married to

Husband

/hʌzbənd/ or /hazbēnd/

h

h

u

ʌ

s

z

b

b

a

ə

n

n

d

d

(Mann)

Ehemann

[ Nomen ]

the man you are officially married to

Child

/ʧaɪld/ or /chaild/

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

Kind

[ Nomen ]

a son or daughter of any age

Son

/sʌn/ or /san/

s

s

o

ʌ

n

n

Sohn

[ Nomen ]

a person's male child

Daughter

/dɔ:tər/ or /daawtēr/

d

d

au

ɔ:

gh

t

t

e

ə

r

r

Tochter

[ Nomen ]

a person's female child

Sister

/sɪstər/ or /sistēr/

s

s

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

e

ə

r

r

Schwester

[ Nomen ]

a lady who shares a mother and father with us

Brother

/brʌðər/ or /bradhēr/

b

b

r

r

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

Bruder

[ Nomen ]

a man who shares a mother and father with us

Family

/fæməli/ or /fāmēli/

f

f

a

æ

m

m

i

ə

l

l

y

i

Familie

[ Nomen ]

people that are related to each other by blood or marriage, normally made up of a father, mother, and their children

Grandmother

/grændmʌðər/ or /grāndmadhēr/

g

g

r

r

a

æ

n

n

d

d

m

m

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

Großmutter

[ Nomen ]

the woman who is our mom or dad's mother

Grandfather

/grændfɑðər/ or /grāndfɑdhēr/

g

g

r

r

a

æ

n

n

d

d

f

f

a

ɑ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

Großvater

[ Nomen ]

the man who is our mom or dad's father

Grandchild

/grændʧaɪld/ or /grāndchaild/

g

g

r

r

a

æ

n

n

d

d

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

(Enkelkind)

Enkelkind

[ Nomen ]

your daughter or son's child

Aunt

/ænt/ or /ānt/

au

æ

n

n

t

t

Tante

[ Nomen ]

the sister of our mother or father or their sibling's wife

Uncle

/ʌnkəl/ or /ankēl/

u

ʌ

n

n

c

k

ə

l

l

e

Onkel

[ Nomen ]

the brother of our father or mother or their sibling's husband

Niece

/ni:s/ or /nees/

n

n

ie

i:

c

s

e

Nichte

[ Nomen ]

our sister or brother's daughter, or the daughter of our husband or wife's siblings

Nephew

/nɛfju/ or /nefyu/

n

n

e

ɛ

ph

f

ew

ju

Neffe

[ Nomen ]

our sister or brother's son, or the son of our husband or wife's siblings

Cousin

/kʌzən/ or /kazēn/

c

k

ou

ʌ

s

z

i

ə

n

n

Cousin(e)

[ Nomen ]

our aunt or uncle's child