Who are your relatives?
This is a list of the Greek names of one's relatives.
  Relatives
  
    
      | relatives | οι συγγενείς | *sing'enIs* | 
    
      | family | η οικογένεια | *ikogh'Enia* | 
    
      | father | ο πατέρας | *patEras* | 
    
      | mother | η μητέρα | *mitEra* | 
    
      | daddy | ο μπαμπάς | *babAs* | 
    
      | mammy | η μαμά | *mamA* | 
    
      | parents | οι γονείς | *ghonIs* | 
    
      | son | ο γιος | *gh'Os* | 
    
      | daughter | η κόρη | *kOri* | 
    
      | child | το παιδί | *pedhI* | 
    
      | husband | ο άντρας | *Andras* | 
    
      | wife | η γυναίκα | *gh'inEka* | 
    
      | spouce | ο/η σύζυγος | *sIzighos* | 
    
      | grandfather | ο παππούς | *papUs* | 
    
      | grandmother | η γιαγιά | *gh'agh'A* | 
    
      | grandson | ο εγγονός | *engonOs* | 
    
      | granddaughter | η εγγονή | *engonI* | 
    
      | brother | ο αδερφός | *adherphOs* | 
    
      | sister | η αδερφή | *adherphI* | 
    
      | siblings | τα αδέρφια | *adhErfkh'a* | 
    
      | uncle | θείος | *thIos* | 
    
      | aunt | θεία | *thIa* | 
    
      | nephew | ανηψιός | *anipskh'Os* | 
    
      | niece | ανηψιά | *anipskh'A* | 
    
      | cousin (masc.) | (ε)ξάδερφος | *(e)ksAdherphos* | 
    
      | cousin (fem.) | (ε)ξαδέρφη | *(e)ksadhErphi* | 
    
      | father-in-law | πεθερός | *petherOs* | 
    
      | mother-in-law | πεθερά | *petherA* | 
    
      | son/brother-in-law | γαμπρός | *ghambrOs* | 
    
      | brother-in-law | κουνιάδος | *kun'Adhos* | 
    
      | brother-in-law | μπατζανάκης | *badzanAkis* | 
    
      | daughter/sister-in-law | νύφη | *nIphi* | 
    
      | sister-in-law | κουνιάδα | *kun'Adha* | 
    
      | sister-in-law | συννυφάδα | *siniphAdha* | 
  
The articles before the nouns indicate the gender.
  - "Άντρας" and "γυναίκα" actually mean "man" and "woman", but are
also used with the meaning of "husband" and "wife".
  
- "Γαμπρός" is the husband of one's sister or daughter and,
similarly, "νύφη" is the wife of one's brother or son.
  
- "Κουνιάδος"/"κουνιάδα" is the brother/sister of one's spouce.
They come from the corresponding Spanish words.
  
- "Μπατζανάκης"/"συννυφάδα" is the husband/wife of the
sister/brother of one's wife/husband. In other words, "μπατζανάκηδες"
are two men married to two sisters and "συννυφάδες" are two women
married to two brothers.
  
- Also, "συμπέθερος"/"συμπεθέρα" is the father/mother of the spouse
of one's child. That is, "συμπέθεροι"/"συμπεθέρες" are two persons
whose children are married (to each other).
  
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