Scandinavian Languages Comparative Vocabulary: Family

Learn the names of family members in Swedish and Danish

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English	Swedish	Danish
family	familj	familie
mother	moder	mor
mom	mamma
father	fader	far
dad	pappa
parents	foräldrar	forældre
daughter	dotter	datter
son	son	søn
children	barn	børn
sister	syster	søster
brother	broder	broder
wife	hustru	hustru
husband	man	mand
grandmother	mormor farmor	bedstemor
grandfather	morfar farfar	bedstefar
grandparents	morföräldar farföräldar	bedsteforældre
granddaughter	sondotter dotterdotter	barnebarn
grandson	sonson dotterson	sønnesøn
grandchildren	barnbarn	børnebørn
cousin (f)	kusin	kusine
cousin (m)	kusin	fætter
aunt	moster faster tant	tante
uncle	morbror farbror onkel	onkel
niece	brorsdotter systerdotter niece	niece
nephew	brorson systerson nevö	nevø
stepmother	styvmor	stedmor
stepfather	styvfar	stedfar
stepdaughter	styvdotter	steddatter
stepson	styvson	stedsøn
stepsister	styvsyster	stedsøster
stepbrother	styvbror	stedbror
mother-in-law	svärmor	svigermor
father-in-law	svärfar	svigerfar
daughter-in-law	svärdotter	svigerdatter
son-in-law	svärson	svigersøn
sister-in-law	svägerska	svigerinde
brother-in-law	svåger	svigerbror
godmother	gudmor	gudmor
godfather	gudfar	gudfar

girl	flicka	pige
boy	pojke / gosse	dreng
toddler	litet barn
baby	baby	baby
child	barn (n)	barn (n)
teenager	tonåring
woman	kvinna	kvinde
man	man	mand
adults	vuxna	voksne
relative	slägting	slægtning
siblings	syskon	søskende
twins	tvilling	tvilling
birth	födelse	fødsel
death	död	død
marriage	äktenskap (n)	ægteskab (n)
divorce	skilsmässa	skilsmisse

dog	hund	hund
cat	katt	kat
bird	fågel	fugl
goldfish	guldfisk	guldfisk