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Meet the family

Family words come in tidy pairs — learn each with its article:

Male Female English
der Vater die Mutter father / mother
der Bruder die Schwester brother / sister
der Sohn die Tochter son / daughter
der Großvater — Opa die Großmutter — Oma grandfather / grandmother
der Onkel die Tante uncle / aunt
der Cousin die Cousine cousin
der Mann die Frau husband / wife

Mann and Frau also simply mean man and woman: mein Mann is my husband, meine Frau my wife. At home, parents are Mama and Papa, and grandparents Oma and Opa.

The possessive follows the article, as always: mein Vater, meine Mutter.