This glossary is for true beginners (CEFR A1, IELTS 2.0, QC MàN) who would like help learning the names of family relations. The images show the usual proficiency level that learners can use the word in their writing and speaking. Use the audio players to help you improve your pronunciation. French translations are provided.
adoption
noun
The action or fact of legally taking another's child and bringing it up as one's own, or the fact of being adopted.
Example: After the adoption, I came to live in Canada with my new family.
fr: adoption
aunt
noun
The sister of one's father or mother or the wife of one's uncle.
fr: tante
boyfriend
noun
A regular male companion with whom one has a romantic or sexual relationship.
fr: copain
brother
noun
A word used to describe a man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents.
fr: frère
cousin
noun
dad
noun
Another word for father.
fr: papa
daughter
noun
The word used to describe a girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents.
fr: la fille
family
noun
A group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together.
fr: famille
father
noun
A man in relation to his child or children.
fr: père
friend
noun
A person out side of one's family whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of non-sexual mutual affection.
fr: ami, amie
girlfriend
noun
A regular female companion with whom a person has a romantic or sexual relationship.
fr: petite amie
grandchild
noun
A child of one's son or daughter.
fr: petit enfant
granddad
noun
Another word for grandfather or grandpa.
fr: pépé
granddaughter
noun
A daughter of one's son or daughter.
fr: petite fille
grandfather
noun
The father of one's father or mother.
fr: grand-père
grandma
noun
Another word for grandmother or granny.
grandmother
noun
The mother of one's father or mother.
fr: grand-mère
grandpa
noun
Another word for grandfather or granddad.
grandparent
noun
the parent of one's father or mother.
fr: grand-parent
grandson
noun
The son of one's son or daughter.
fr: petit fils
granny
noun
Another word for grandmother or grandma.
husband
noun
A married man, in relation to his spouse.
fr: mari
mom
noun
Another word for mother.
fr: maman
mother
noun
A woman, in relation to her child or children.
fr: mère
nephew
noun
A son of one's brother or sister.
fr: neveu
niece
noun
A daughter of one's brother or sister.
fr: la nièce
sister
noun
The word to describe a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents.
fr: sœur
sister-in-law
noun
The sister of one's wife or husband, or the wife of one's brother or brother-in-law.
Example: My brother arrived late at the party with his wife, my sister-in-law.
fr: belle-soeur
son
noun
The word used to describe a boy or man in relation to either or both of his parents
fr: fils
spouse
noun
The word used to describe either a husband or wife, in relation to their partner.
fr: conjoint, conjointe
uncle
noun
The brother of one's father or mother or the husband of one's aunt.
fr: oncle
wife
noun
The word used to describe a married woman in relation to her spouse.
