Irish Vocabulary on Family Members

Irish Vocabulary on Family: Family Members

• Mother - Máthair
• Father - Athair
• Sister - Deirfiúr
• Brother - Deartháir
• Daughter - Iníon
• Son - Mac
• Grandmother - Seanmháthair
• Grandfather - Seanathair
• Aunt - Aintín
• Uncle - Uncail
• Cousin (female) - Col ceathrair
• Cousin (male) - Col ceathrair
• Niece - Nioclás
• Nephew - Neacht
• Wife - Bean chéile
• Husband - Fear céile
• Parents - Tuismitheoirí
• Child - Páiste
• Parents-in-law - Tuismitheoirí ceangailte
• Step-sibling - Leath-dheirfiúr / Leath-deartháir

Irish Vocabulary: Family Members

• Máthair is the Irish word for Mother.
• Athair is the Irish word for Father.
• Deirfiúr is the Irish word for Sister.
• Deartháir is the Irish word for Brother.
• Iníon is the Irish word for Daughter.
• Mac is the Irish word for Son.
• Seanmháthair is the Irish word for Grandmother.
• Seanathair is the Irish word for Grandfather.
• Aintín is the Irish word for Aunt.
• Uncail is the Irish word for Uncle.
• Col ceathrair is the Irish word for Cousin (both female and male).
• Nioclás is the Irish word for Niece.
• Neacht is the Irish word for Nephew.
• Bean chéile is the Irish word for Wife.
• Fear céile is the Irish word for Husband.
• Tuismitheoirí is the Irish word for Parents.
• Páiste is the Irish word for Child.
• Tuismitheoirí ceangailte is the Irish word for Parents-in-law.
• Leath-dheirfiúr and Leath-deartháir are the Irish words for Step-sister and Step-brother, respectively.