French Vocabulary:
The family.
The family - la famille
Below is a list of family vocabulary.
This page is a work in progress, and I will continue adding more words, including more advanced vocabulary (C1–C2 level). I will also be adding quizzes soon, along with interactive activities to help you practice. In addition, I will connect the words to songs, movies, newspapers, books, and other media so you can see how these expressions are used in everyday French.
Lastly updated: 27.5.2026
- le père (pl: les pères) – [EN: the father]
- la mère (pl: les mères) – [EN: the mother]
- le frère (pl: les frères) – [EN: the brother]
- la sœur (pl: les sœurs) – [EN: the sister]
- le grand-père (pl: les grands-pères) – [EN: the grandfather]
- la grand-mère (pl: les grands-mères) – [EN: the grandmother]
- les grands-parents (/) – [EN: the grandparents]
- l’oncle (pl: les oncles) – [EN: the uncle]
- la tante (pl: les tantes) – [EN: the aunt]
- le cousin (pl: les cousins) – [EN: the male cousin]
- la cousine (pl: les cousines) – [EN: the female cousin]
- le neveu (pl: les neveux) – [EN: the male cousin]
- la nièce (pl: les nièces) – [EN: the female cousin]
- l’enfant (pl: les enfants) – [EN: the child]
- le mari (pl: les maris) – [EN: the husband]
- la femme (pl: les femmes) – [EN: the wife]
- les parents (pl: les parents) – [EN: the parents]
- le fils (pl: les fils) – [EN: the son]
- la fille (pl: les filles) – [EN: the daughter]
- le beau-père (pl: les beaux-pères) – [EN: the stepfather / father-in-law]
- la belle-mère (pl: les belles-mères) – [EN: the stepmother / mother-in-law]
- le beau-frère (pl: les beaux-frères) – [EN: the brother-in-law]
- la belle-sœur (pl: les belles-sœurs) – [EN: the sister-in-law]