What do you call your father's brother, your cousin, or your spouse's sister in Polish? Browse or search the full chart below.
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Father's father
Dziadek
No everyday split by paternal vs maternal.
Father's mother
Babcia
Mother's father
Dziadek
Mother's mother
Babcia
Father
Ojciec / Tata
Mother
Matka / Mama
Father's older brother
Stryj
Polish is unusual in splitting 'uncle' by side of the family: Stryj is specifically a father's brother.
Father's younger brother
Stryj
Father's sister
Ciotka
Unlike 'uncle,' Polish does NOT split 'aunt' by side of the family: Ciotka covers both.
Mother's older brother
Wuj
A mother's brother: a different word from a father's brother (Stryj).
Mother's younger brother
Wuj
Mother's sister
Ciotka
Father's older brother's wife
Stryjenka
Father's younger brother's wife
Stryjenka
Mother's brother's wife
Wujenka
Father's sister's husband
Wuj
Mother's sister's husband
Wuj
Older brother
Brat
Younger brother
Brat
Older sister
Siostra
Younger sister
Siostra
Father's brother's son
Kuzyn
Modern everyday Polish; older formal Polish has separate compounds for paternal- vs maternal-side cousins too.
Father's brother's daughter
Kuzynka
Father's sister's son
Kuzyn
Father's sister's daughter
Kuzynka
Mother's brother's son
Kuzyn
Mother's brother's daughter
Kuzynka
Mother's sister's son
Kuzyn
Mother's sister's daughter
Kuzynka
Son
Syn
Daughter
Córka
Grandson
Wnuk
Granddaughter
Wnuczka
Son-in-law
Zięć
Daughter-in-law
Synowa
Brother's son
Bratanek
A different word from a sister's son (Siostrzeniec); Polish splits nephews and nieces by side too.
Sister's son
Siostrzeniec
Brother's daughter
Bratanica
Sister's daughter
Siostrzenica
Husband
Mąż
Wife
Żona
Spouse's father
Teść
Spouse's mother
Teściowa
Husband's older brother
Szwagier
Husband's younger brother
Szwagier
Husband's sister
Szwagierka
Wife's brother
Szwagier
Wife's sister
Szwagierka
Brother's wife
Szwagierka
Sister's husband
Szwagier
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