Jewish Family Relationship Terms

Father's father

Zayde

Yiddish; Hebrew equivalent: Saba. No separate word for paternal vs maternal.

Father's mother

Bubbe

Hebrew: Savta

Mother's father

Zayde

Mother's mother

Bubbe

Father

Tate

Hebrew: Abba

Mother

Mame

Hebrew: Ima

Father's older brother

Feter

Hebrew: Dod. Yiddish doesn't distinguish an uncle by side of the family or by age.

Father's younger brother

Feter

Father's sister

Tante

Hebrew: Doda

Mother's older brother

Feter

Mother's younger brother

Feter

Mother's sister

Tante

Father's older brother's wife

Tante

Father's younger brother's wife

Tante

Mother's brother's wife

Tante

Father's sister's husband

Feter

Mother's sister's husband

Feter

Older brother

Bruder

No separate word by age.

Younger brother

Bruder

Older sister

Shvester

Younger sister

Shvester

Father's brother's son

Kuzin

Hebrew: Ben-dod ('son of uncle') / Bat-dod ('daughter of uncle'); no distinction by side of the family.

Father's brother's daughter

Kuzine

Father's sister's son

Kuzin

Father's sister's daughter

Kuzine

Mother's brother's son

Kuzin

Mother's brother's daughter

Kuzine

Mother's sister's son

Kuzin

Mother's sister's daughter

Kuzine

Son

Zun

Hebrew: Ben

Daughter

Tochter

Hebrew: Bat

Grandson

Eynikl

Same word covers a grandson or granddaughter in Yiddish; Hebrew distinguishes Neched/Nechda.

Granddaughter

Eynikl

Son-in-law

Eydem

Hebrew: Chatan

Daughter-in-law

Shnur

Hebrew: Kala

Brother's son

Plimenik

Sister's son

Plimenik

Brother's daughter

Plimenitse

Sister's daughter

Plimenitse

Husband

Man

Hebrew: Ba'al

Wife

Vayb

Hebrew: Isha

Spouse's father

Shver

Spouse's mother

Shviger

Husband's older brother

Shvoger

Husband's younger brother

Shvoger

Husband's sister

Shvegerin

Wife's brother

Shvoger

Wife's sister

Shvegerin

Brother's wife

Shvegerin

Sister's husband

Shvoger