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Kinship terms

Immediate family

Table for the list of terms for one’s immediate family.
English	Finnish
Parent, parents	Vanhempi, vanhemmat
Father	Isä
Mother	Äiti
Child, children	Lapsi, lapset
Brother, brothers	Veli, veljet
Sister	Sisko, siskot
Son, sons	Poika, pojat
Daughter, daughters	Tytär, tyttäret

Extended family

Table for the list of terms for one’s extended family.
English	Finnish
Grandparent, grandparents	Isovanhempi, isovanhemmat
Grandfather	Isoisä
Grandmother	Isoäiti
Uncle	Setä, eno
Aunt	Täti
Cousin, cousins	Serkku, serkut
Nephew	Veljenpoika
Niece	Veljentytär

Stepfamily

Step relations are easily indicated by adding -puoli to the end of the normal relationship term.

Table for the list of terms for one’s stepfamily.
English	Finnish
Stepfather	Isäpuoli
Stepmother	Äitipuoli
Stepson	Poikapuoli
Stepdaughter	Tytärpuoli

Inlaws

Table for the list of terms for one’s inlaws.
English	Finnish
Father-in-law	Appiukko
Mother-in-law	Anoppi
Son-in-law	Vävy
Daughter-in-law	Miniä
Brother-in-law	Lanko
Sister-in-law	Käly