French Vocabulary: Family (La Famille)
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The words displayed in blue are masculine whereas the ones
in red are feminine.
Expressions or words that can either be masculine or feminine are displayed in green.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| French | English |
| adopté | adopted |
| adoptif | foster |
| apparenté | related |
| l'arbre généalogique | family tree |
| le beau-fils | stepson son-in-law |
| le beau-frère | brother-in-law |
| le beau-père | stepfather father-in-law |
| la belle-fille | stepdaughter daughter-in-law |
| la belle-mère | stepmother mother-in-law |
| la belle-sœur | sister-in-law |
| la bru | daughter-in-law |
| le conjoint | partner (male) |
| la conjointe | partner (female) |
| le cousin | cousin (male) |
| la cousine | cousin (female) |
| le demi-frère | half-brother |
| la demi-sœur | half-sister |
| l'enfant | child |
| l'enfant unique | only child |
| l'épouse | wife |
| l'époux | husband |
| la famille | family |
| la femme | wife |
| la fille | daughter |
| le filleul | godson |
| la filleule | goddaughter |
| le fils | son |
| le frère | brother |
| le frère jumeau | twin brother |
| le gendre | son-in-law |
| la grand-mère | grandmother |
| le grand-père | grandfather |
| les grands-parents | grandparents |
| le mari | husband |
| la marraine | godmother |
| la mère | mother |
| le neveu | nephew |
| la nièce | niece |
| l'oncle | uncle |
| les parents | parents |
| le parrain | godfather |
| le père | father |
| le petit-fils | grandson |
| la petite-fille | granddaughter |
| les petits-enfants | grandchildren |
| la sœur | sister |
| la sœur jumelle | twin sister |
| la tante | aunt |
Expressions:
Tel père, tel fils - Like father, like son.© FrenchTeacher.eu - Privacy & Cookies