We Are Family

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Putting together your árbol genealógico(family tree) in Spanish? This article has all the vocabulary you'll need!

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Let's start with the most basic words you'll need to talk about family in Spanish.

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
madre	mother	mamá	mom/mum
padre	father	papá	dad
hermana	sister	hermano	brother
hermana mayor	older sister/big sister	hermano mayor	older brother/big brother
hermana menor/hermanita	younger sister/little sister	hermano menor/hermanito	younger brother/little brother
abuela	grandmother	abuelita	grandma/grandmom
abuelo	grandfather	abuelito	grandpa/granddad
nieta	granddaughter	nieto	grandson
tía	aunt	tío	uncle
sobrina	niece	sobrino	nephew
primo/primo hermano	cousin, boy cousin	prima/prima hermana	cousin, girl cousin

Let's expand the family a bit more!

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
madrastra/madre política	stepmother	madrastra/madre política	stepmom/stepmum
padrastro/padre político	stepfather	padrastro/padre político	stepdad
hermanastra	stepsister	hermanastro	stepbrother
media hermana	half sister	medio hermano	half brother
suegra/madre política	mother-in-law	suegro/padre político	father-in-law
cuñada	sister-in-law	cuñado	brother-in-law
nuera	daughter-in-law	yerno	son-in-law

Let's expand the family even more! After all, a family tree should include many generations!

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
bisabuela	great-grandmother	bisabuelo	great-grandfather
tatarabuela	great-great-grandmother	tatarabuelo	great-great-grandfather
tía abuela	great-aunt/grand-aunt	tío abuelo	great-uncle/grand-uncle
sobrina nieta	grand-niece	sobrino nieto	grand-nephew
bisnieta	great-granddaughter	bisnieto	great-grandson
tataranieta	great-great-granddaughter	tataranieto	great-great-grandson
prima segunda/primo segundo	second cousin