Below is a table with three columns. In each row, an English word or phrase is in the first column. On occasion in the second column there is an illustration of the word. In the third column is one or more Spanish words for the English word in the first column
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In Spanish the words for family members are separated by gender (male and femaile). However, the words for the male family member and female family member are usually quite close in spelling. For example:
It is important with family members as with other nouns to make sure that the adjectives to describe them agree in number and gender.
|
English
Word
La palabra inglés |
Illustration |
Spanish
Word |
| aunt | tia | |
| brother | hermano | |
| brother-in-law | cuñado | |
| child | niño, niña, niños, niñas | |
| childhood | niñez | |
| cousin | primo, prima, primos, primas | |
| daughter | hija | |
| daughter-in-law | nuera | |
| divorce | divorcio | |
| father | padre | |
| father-in-law | suegro | |
| godson | ahijado | |
| grandchild | nieto | |
| granddaughter | nieta | |
| grandfather | abuelo | |
| grandmother | abuela | |
| grandson | nieto | |
| in-law | pariente político | |
| marry | casarse | |
| mother | madre | |
| mother-in-law | suegra | |
| nephew | sobrino | |
| niece | sobrina | |
| parents | padres | |
| sister | hermana | |
| sister-in-law | cuñada | |
| son | hijo | |
| son-in-law | yerno | |
| stepbrother | hermanostro | |
| stepchild | hijastro | |
| stepdaughter | hijastra | |
| stepfather | padrastro | |
| stepmother | madrastra | |
| stepson | hijastro | |
| uncle | tio |