| A | B |
|---|
| une famille nombreuse | a large family |
| les parents | parents / relatives |
| le chef de famille | the head of family/household |
| le mari | husband |
| l'époux | spouse / husband |
| la femme | wife |
| l'épouse | spouse / wife |
| maman | mom |
| papa | dad |
| la mère adoptive | adoptive mother |
| le père adoptif | adoptive father |
| les gosses / les gamins | kids (slang) |
| les enfants | children |
| l'orphelin | orphan |
| la fille | daughter |
| le fils | son |
| la sœur | sister |
| le frère | brother |
| la mère | mother |
| le père | father |
| les jumeaux / les jumelles | twins |
| la sœur jumelle | twin sister |
| le frère jumeau | twin brother |
| le beau-frère | brother-in-law |
| la belle-sœur | sister-in-law |
| la demi-sœur | half-sister / step-sister |
| le demi-frère | half-brother / step brother |
| l'aîné(e) | the oldest child in a family |
| le cadet / la cadette | the youngest child in a family |
| au milieu | in the middle (middle child) |
| un enfant unique | an only child |
| les grands-parents | grandparents |
| les petits-enfants | grandchildren |
| la petite-fille | grandaughter |
| le petit-fils | grandson |
| la belle-mère | mother-in-law / step-mother |
| le beau-père | father-in-law / step-father |
| les beaux-parents | in-laws |
| la tante | aunt |
| tantine | auntie (term of endearment) |
| l'oncle | uncle |
| tonton | term of endearment for "uncle" |
| le grand-oncle | great-uncle |
| la grande-tante | great-aunt |
| le cousin / la cousine | cousin |
| la nièce | niece |
| le neveu | nephew |
| gâté(e) | spoiled |
| enceinte | pregnant |
| du côté de ma mère | on my mother's side |
| du côté de mon père | on my father's side |
| divorcé(e/s/es) | divorced |
| séparé(e/s/es) | separated |
| marié(e/s/es) | married |
| le veuf | widower (man whose wife has died) |
| la veuve | widow (woman whose husband has died) |
| le foyer | the household |
| la cellule familiale | the family unit |
| mamie | grandma (term of endearment) |
| papi | grandpa (term of endearment) |
