English-German Glossary
Die Familie - The Family
Talking about family and relations
An annotated English-German Glossary
In this glossary you'll find vocabulary related to the family and relatives. It is related to Lesson 9 of our free online course, German for Beginners. Although some genealogical terms are included, you should see our Genealogy Glossary for more extensive vocabulary for that topic.
Glossary > A-L | M-Z
| The Family - die Familie An annotated English-German glossary |
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| Englisch | Deutsch |
| A | |
| ancestor - ancestors | der Vorfahre/die Vorfahrin - die Vorfahren |
| aunt - aunts | die Tante - die Tanten |
| B | |
| baby - babies | das Baby - die Babys |
| blended family (-ies) | die Fortsetzungsfamilie (-n) |
| Blended family: i.e., a continuing family, serial family, a family with children from a previous marriage. | |
| boy - boys | der Junge - die Jungen |
| brother - brothers | der Bruder - die Brüder |
| brother-in-law - brothers-in-law | der Schwager - die Schwäger |
| C | |
| child - children | das Kind - die Kinder |
| "We have no children." = "Wir haben keine Kinder." "We have three children." = "Wir haben drei Kinder." |
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| cousin (f.) - cousins | die Kusine - die Kusinen die Base (old-fashioned term) |
| cousin (m.) - cousins | der Cousin - die Cousins der Vetter - die Vettern |
| D | |
| dad - dads | der Vati - die Vatis |
| daughter - daughters | die Tochter - die Töchter |
| daughter-in-law - daughters-in-law | die Schwiegertochter - die Schwiegertöchter |
| F | |
| family - families | die Familie - die Familien |
| family tree - family trees | der Stammbaum - die Stammbäume die Stammtafel - die Stammtafeln die Ahnentafel - die Ahnentafeln |
| father - fathers | der Vater - die Väter |
| forefather - forefathers | der Vorfahre/die Vorfahrin - die Vorfahren |
| G | |
| genealogy | die Genealogie die Ahnenforschung |
| Also see our Genealogy Glossary. This glossary is related to Lesson 9 of our free online course: German for Beginners |
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| girl - girls | das Mädchen - die Mädchen |
| Mädchen, like all German nouns ending in -chen or -lein, is neuter even though it means "girl." A similar example would das Fräulein, miss, unmarried woman. For more on noun gender, see German Gender Hints. |
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| grandchild - grandchildren | das Enkelkind - die Enkelkinder |
| granddaughter - granddaughters | die Enkelin - die Enkelinnen die Enkeltochter - die Enkeltöchter |
| grandfather - grandfathers | der Großvater - die Großväter |
| grandmother - grandmothers | die Großmutter - die Großmütter |
| grandma/granny - grandmas | die Oma - die Omas |
| grandpa/gramps - grandpas | der Opa - die Opas |
| grandparents | die Großeltern (Pl.) |
| grandson - grandsons | der Enkel - die Enkel der Enkelsohn - die Enkelsöhne |
| greatgrandfather(s) | der Urgroßvater (-väter) |
| great- (prefix) | Ur- (as in Urgroßmutter) |
| H | |
| half brother - half brothers | der Halbbruder - die Halbbrüder |
| half sister - half sisters | die Halbschwester - die Halbschwestern |
| husband | der Mann, Ehemann die (Ehe)Männer (Pl.) |
| NEXT > M-Z Also see Lesson 9 of our online course: German for Beginners and our Genealogy Glossary. |
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