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: 25.8.2026
- adoption (l’, f) (pl: les adoptions) [EN: adoption] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- adolescent (l’, m) (pl: les adolescents) [EN: teenager / adolescent] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- adulte (l’, m/f) (pl: les adultes) [EN: adult] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- aîné (l’, m) (pl: les aînés) [EN: eldest / older sibling] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- arrière-grand-mère (l’, f) (pl: les arrière-grands-mères) [EN: great-grandmother] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- arrière-grand-père (l’, m) (pl: les arrière-grands-pères) [EN: great-grandfather] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- beau-frère (le) (pl: les beaux-frères) [EN: brother-in-law] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- belle-fille (la) (pl: les belles-filles) [EN: daughter-in-law / stepdaughter] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- belle-mère (la) (pl: les belles-mères) [EN: mother-in-law / stepmother] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- beau-père (le) (pl: les beaux-pères) [EN: father-in-law / stepfather] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- célibataire (le/la) (pl: les célibataires) [EN: single person] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- cousin (le) (pl: les cousins) [EN: cousin] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- cousine (la) (pl: les cousines) [EN: cousin] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- couple (le) (pl: les couples) [EN: couple] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- divorce (le) (pl: les divorces) [EN: divorce] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- divorcer [EN: to divorce] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- enfant (l’, m/f) (pl: les enfants) [EN: child] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- époux (l’, m) (pl: les époux) [EN: husband / spouse] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- épouse (l’, f) (pl: les épouses) [EN: wife / spouse] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- famille (la) (pl: les familles) [EN: family] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- foyer (le) (pl: les foyers) [EN: household / home] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- frère (le) (pl: les frères) [EN: brother] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- génération (la) (pl: les générations) [EN: generation] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- grand-mère (la) (pl: les grands-mères) [EN: grandmother] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- grand-parent (le) (pl: les grands-parents) [EN: grandparent] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- grand-père (le) (pl: les grands-pères) [EN: grandfather] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- héritage (l’, m) (pl: les héritages) [EN: inheritance / heritage] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- héritier (l’, m) (pl: les héritiers) [EN: heir] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- jumeau (le) (pl: les jumeaux) [EN: twin] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- mariage (le) (pl: les mariages) [EN: marriage / wedding] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- mari (le) (pl: les maris) [EN: husband] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- mère (la) (pl: les mères) [EN: mother] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- mère célibataire (la) (pl: les mères célibataires) [EN: single mother] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- naissance (la) (pl: les naissances) [EN: birth] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- neveu (le) (pl: les neveux) [EN: nephew] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- nièce (la) (pl: les nièces) [EN: niece] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- oncle (l’, m) (pl: les oncles) [EN: uncle] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- parent (le) (pl: les parents) [EN: parent / relative] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- parenté (la) (pl: les parentés) [EN: kinship / relationship] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- paternité (la) (pl: les paternités) [EN: fatherhood / paternity] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- père (le) (pl: les pères) [EN: father] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- petit-enfant (le) (pl: les petits-enfants) [EN: grandchild] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- petit-fils (le) (pl: les petits-fils) [EN: grandson] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- petite-fille (la) (pl: les petites-filles) [EN: granddaughter] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- remariage (le) (pl: les remariages) [EN: remarriage] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- se marier [EN: to get married] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R] #verb
- sœur (la) (pl: les sœurs) [EN: sister] [A1-A2] [25.8.2026, R]
- veuf (le) (pl: les veufs) [EN: widower] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]
- veuve (la) (pl: les veuves) [EN: widow] [B1-B2] [25.8.2026, R]