What do you call your father's brother, your cousin, or your spouse's sister in Italian? Browse or search the full chart below.
Father's father
Nonno
No everyday split by paternal vs maternal.
Father's mother
Nonna
Mother's father
Nonno
Mother's mother
Nonna
Father
Padre / Papà
Mother
Madre / Mamma
Father's older brother
Zio
No split by side of the family or age.
Father's younger brother
Zio
Father's sister
Zia
Mother's older brother
Zio
Mother's younger brother
Zio
Mother's sister
Zia
Father's older brother's wife
Zia
Father's younger brother's wife
Zia
Mother's brother's wife
Zia
Father's sister's husband
Zio
Mother's sister's husband
Zio
Older brother
Fratello
Younger brother
Fratello
Older sister
Sorella
Younger sister
Sorella
Father's brother's son
Cugino
Father's brother's daughter
Cugina
Father's sister's son
Cugino
Father's sister's daughter
Cugina
Mother's brother's son
Cugino
Mother's brother's daughter
Cugina
Mother's sister's son
Cugino
Mother's sister's daughter
Cugina
Son
Figlio
Daughter
Figlia
Grandson
Nipote
Italian's most famous quirk: 'nipote' means grandson, granddaughter, nephew AND niece, the same word for all four, told apart only by context and gender.
Granddaughter
Nipote
Son-in-law
Genero
Daughter-in-law
Nuora
Brother's son
Nipote
Sister's son
Nipote
Brother's daughter
Nipote
Sister's daughter
Nipote
Husband
Marito
Wife
Moglie
Spouse's father
Suocero
Spouse's mother
Suocera
Husband's older brother
Cognato
Husband's younger brother
Cognato
Husband's sister
Cognata
Wife's brother
Cognato
Wife's sister
Cognata
Brother's wife
Cognata
Sister's husband
Cognato
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