| Word | Declension | Meaning | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family living near me | |||
| familj | -en, -er | (immediate) family | siblings, parents |
| förälder | -n-, -rar | parent | |
| mor | modern, mödrar | mother | |
| far | fadern, fäder | father | |
| mamma | -n, -or | mum, mom | |
| pappa | -n, -or | dad | |
| bror | brodern, bröder | brother | |
| syster | -n, -rar | sister | |
| syskon | -et, -0 | sibling | |
| Children of … | |||
| syskonbarn | -et, -0 | sibling’s child | |
| brorsbarn | -et, -0 | brother’s child | |
| systerbarn | -et, -0 | sister’s child | |
| brorson | -en, -söner | fraternal nephew | |
| brorsdotter | -n, -döttrar | fraternal niece | |
| systerson | -en, -söner | sororal nephew | |
| systerdotter | -n, -döttrar | sororal niece | |
| Siblings of my parents | |||
| morbror | -brodern, -bröder | maternal uncle | |
| moster | -n, -rar | maternal aunt | |
| farbror | -brodern, -bröder | paternal uncle | |
| faster | -n, -rar | paternal aunt | |
| Grandparents | |||
| morförälder | -n, -rar | mat. grandparent | |
| farförälder | -n, -rar | pat. grandparent | |
| morfar | -fadern, -fäder | mat. grandfather | |
| mormor | -modern, -mödrar | mat. grandmother | |
| farfar | -fadern, -fäder | pat. grandfather | |
| farmor | -modern, -mödrar | pat. grandmother | |
| Great grandparents | |||
| gammelmorfar | -fadern, -fäder | great-grandfather | either morfar’s or mormor’s father |
| gammelmormor | -modern, -mödrar | great-grandmother | either morfar’s or mormor’s mother |
| gammelfarfar | -fadern, -fäder | great-grandfather | either farfar’s or farmor’s father |
| gammelfarmor | -modern, -mödrar | great-grandmother | either farfar’s or farmor’s mother |
| gammelgammelfarmor | -modern, -mödrar | great-great-grandmother | |
| Descendants | |||
| barn | -et, -0 | child | |
| son | -en, söner | son | |
| dotter | -n, döttrar | daughter | |
| barnbarn | -et, -0 | grandchild | |
| sonson | -en, söner | son’s son | |
| sondotter | -n, döttrar | son’s daughter | |
| dotterson | -en, söner | daughter’s son | |
| dotterdotter | -n, döttrar | daughter’s daughter | |
| barnbarnsbarn | -et, -0 | great-grandchild | |
| Relatives in the family | |||
| kusin | -en, -er | cousin | either gender |
| syssling | -en, -ar | second cousin | |
| brylling | -en, -ar | third cousin | |
| tremänning | -en, -ar | second cousin | synonym |
| fyrmänning | -en, -ar | third cousin | synonym |
| nästkusin | -en, -er | second cousin | southern dialect |
| småkusin | -en, -er | second cousin | Finland Swedish |
| Relatives by marriage | |||
| svåger | -n, -rar | brother-in-law | |
| svägerska | -n, -or | sister-in-law | |
| svärson | -en, -söner | son-in-law | |
| svärdotter | -n, -döttrar | daughter-in-law | |
| svärmor | -modern, -mödrar | mother-in-law | |
| svärfar | -fadern, -fäder | father-in-law | |
| Other nouns about family | |||
| släkt | -en, -er | (extended) family | aunts, cousins, etc. |
| tvilling | -en, -ar | twin | |
| trilling | -en, -ar | triplet |
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