| A | B |
| la vie de famille | family life |
| la cellule familiale | family unit |
| le chef de famille | head of the family/household |
| le veuf / la veuve | widower / widow |
| la mère de famille | housewife / mother |
| les parents | parents / relatives |
| maman | mom |
| papa | dad |
| la belle-mère | step mother / mother-in-law |
| le beau-père | step father / father-in-law |
| les beaux-parents | in-laws |
| l'orphelin | orphan |
| le mari | husband |
| l'époux / l'épouse | spouse |
| la femme | wife |
| papi | grandpa |
| mamie | grandma |
| les gosses | kids [slang] |
| les gamins | kids [slang] |
| les petits-enfants | grand children |
| la petite-fille/ le petit-fils | grandaughter / grandson |
| la fille | daughter |
| la belle-fille | daughter-in-law; step daughter |
| le fils | son |
| le beau-fils | son-in-law; step son |
| jumelle / jumeau | twin |
| la belle-soeur | sister-in-law; step sister |
| le beau-frère | brother-in-law; step brother |
| l'aîné | oldest child in the family |
| le cadet / la cadette | youngest child in the family |
| un enfant unique | an only child |
| une fille unique / un fils unique | an only daughter/son |
| une famille nombreuse | a large family |
| tantine | auntie |
| la grand-tante / le grand-oncle | great aunt / uncle |
| tonton | uncle, as a term of endearment |
| le neveu | nephew |
| gâté(e) | spoiled |
| enceinte | pregnant |
| du côté de ma mère | on my mother's side |
| ma grand-mère maternelle | my grandmother on my mother's side of the family |
| une mère adoptive / un père adoptif | adoptive mother/father |