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Gujarati Family Relationship Terms

What do you call your father's brother, your cousin, or your spouse's sister in Gujarati? Browse or search the full chart below.

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Grandparents

Father's father

Dada

Father's mother

Dadi

Mother's father

Nana

Mother's mother

Nani

Parents & Their Siblings

Father

Bapuji

Also 'Pita.'

Mother

Ba

Also 'Mata.'

Father's older brother

Moto Bapa

Also called Mota Kaka in some families.

Father's younger brother

Kaka

Father's sister

Foi

Mother's older brother

Mama

Same word regardless of age; 'motu mama'/'nanu mama' are used informally rather than as separate words.

Mother's younger brother

Mama

Mother's sister

Masi

Father's older brother's wife

Moti Kaki

Descriptive extension of Kaki; some families just say 'Kaki' for both uncles' wives.

Father's younger brother's wife

Kaki

Mother's brother's wife

Mami

Father's sister's husband

Fua

Mother's sister's husband

Masa

Siblings & Cousins

Older brother

Moto Bhai

Younger brother

Nano Bhai

Older sister

Moti Ben

Younger sister

Nani Ben

Father's brother's son

Kaka na Dikra

Gujarati has no dedicated cousin word: cousins are addressed as 'bhai' (brother) or 'ben' (sister), usually with the connecting relative named alongside.

Father's brother's daughter

Kaka ni Dikri

Father's sister's son

Foi na Dikra

Father's sister's daughter

Foi ni Dikri

Mother's brother's son

Mama na Dikra

Mother's brother's daughter

Mama ni Dikri

Mother's sister's son

Masi na Dikra

Mother's sister's daughter

Masi ni Dikri

Children, Grandchildren & Their Spouses

Son

Dikro

Daughter

Dikri

Grandson

Potro (son's son) / Dohitro (daughter's son)

Granddaughter

Potri (son's daughter) / Dohitri (daughter's daughter)

Son-in-law

Jamai

Daughter-in-law

Vahu

Brother's son

Bhattrijo

Sister's son

Bhanejo

Brother's daughter

Bhattriji

Sister's daughter

Bhanej

Spouse & In-Laws

Husband

Pati

Also 'Var.'

Wife

Patni

Spouse's father

Sasra

Spouse's mother

Sasu

Husband's older brother

Jeth

Husband's younger brother

Dyar

Husband's sister

Nanand

Wife's brother

Salo

Wife's sister

Sali

Brother's wife

Bhabhi

Sister's husband

Banevi

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