The Family List

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خانواده

father (formal) (informal/familiar) pedar bābā

پدر/بابا

mother (formal) (informal/familiar) mādar māmān

مادر/مامان

child kudak/farzand/bache

کودک/ فرزند/ بچّه

wife zan/khānom

زن/ خانم

husband shohar

شوهر

parents pedar va mādar

پدر و مادر

son
boy
pesar

پسر

daughter
girl
dokhtar

دختر

brother barādar

برادر

sister khāhar

خواهر

grandfather pedarbozorg

پدربزرگ

grandmother mādarbozorg

مادربزرگ

paternal uncle maternal uncle amū dāee

عمو دایی

maternal aunt paternal aunt khaleh ameh

خاله عمه

nephew pesar-e barādar yā pesar-e khāhar

پسرِبرادریا پسرِخواهر

niece dokhtar-e barādar yā dokhtar-e khāhar

دخترِبرادر یا دخترِِخواهر

cousin (paternal uncle’s son) cousin (paternal aunt’s daughter) cousin (maternal uncle’s son) cousin (maternal aunt’s daughter) pesar amū dokhtar ameh pesar dāee dokhtar khaleh

پسر عمو دختر عمه پسر دایی دختر خاله

relative khīšāvand

خویشاوند

fiancé nāmzad

نامزد

step-father nāpedarī

ناپدری

step-mother nāmādarī

نامادری

father-in-law pedarshohar/pedarzan

پدرشوهر

mother-in-law mādarshohar/mādarzan

مادرشوهر

friend dūst

دوست

boy friend dūst-e pesar

دوست پسر

girl friend dūst-e dokhtar

دوست دختر