👪 Every Indian family relation

Who is called what — all in one place, in plain language.

Direct relations

पिता Father माँ Mother भाई Brother बहन Sister पति Husband पत्नी Wife बेटा Son बेटी Daughter

One step away

दादा Paternal grandfather दादी Paternal grandmother नाना Maternal grandfather नानी Maternal grandmother चाचा Father's brother बुआ Father's sister मामा Mother's brother मौसी Mother's sister भतीजा Nephew (brother's son) भतीजी Niece (brother's daughter) भांजा Nephew (sister's son) भांजी Niece (sister's daughter) पोता Grandson (son's son) पोती Granddaughter (son's daughter) नाती Grandson (daughter's son) नातिन Granddaughter (daughter's daughter) भाभी Brother's wife जीजा Sister's husband बहू Daughter-in-law दामाद Son-in-law ससुर Father-in-law सास Mother-in-law ससुर Father-in-law सास Mother-in-law साला Wife's brother साली Wife's sister देवर Husband's brother ननद Husband's sister

Two steps away

चाची Wife of father's brother मामी Wife of mother's brother फूफा Husband of father's sister मौसा Husband of mother's sister चचेरा भाई Paternal cousin (brother) चचेरी बहन Paternal cousin (sister) फुफेरा भाई Cousin — father's sister's son फुफेरी बहन Cousin — father's sister's daughter ममेरा भाई Cousin — mother's brother's son ममेरी बहन Cousin — mother's brother's daughter मौसेरा भाई Cousin — mother's sister's son मौसेरी बहन Cousin — mother's sister's daughter देवरानी Wife of husband's younger brother ननदोई Husband of husband's sister सलहज Wife of wife's brother साढ़ू Husband of wife's sister समधी Son's father-in-law समधन Son's mother-in-law समधी Daughter's father-in-law समधन Daughter's mother-in-law परदादा Great-grandfather परदादी Great-grandmother परनाना Great-grandfather (maternal) परनानी Great-grandmother (maternal) दादा के भाई Grandfather's brother नाना के भाई Grandfather's brother (maternal) दादा की बहन Grandfather's sister भतीजे की पत्नी Nephew's wife भांजे की पत्नी Nephew's wife (sister's son) भतीजी का पति Niece's husband पोते की पत्नी Grandson's wife

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