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The people closest to you — parents, siblings, grandparents, and the rest.
- ibumotherstandard/polite; also a respectful title for an adult woman
- ayahfatherstandard; 'bapak' (or 'pak') is also common and used as a respectful title for a man
- kakakolder siblinggender-neutral; Indonesian splits siblings by age, not gender. Often shortened to 'kak'
- adikyounger siblinggender-neutral; younger brother or sister
- kakak laki-lakiolder brotherliterally 'older sibling' + 'male'; add gender word when you need to specify
- kakak perempuanolder sisterliterally 'older sibling' + 'female'
- adik laki-lakiyounger brotherliterally 'younger sibling' + 'male'
- adik perempuanyounger sisterliterally 'younger sibling' + 'female'
- nenekgrandmotherboth maternal and paternal
- kakekgrandfatherboth maternal and paternal
- anak perempuandaughterliterally 'child' + 'female'; 'anak' alone means 'child'
- anak laki-lakisonliterally 'child' + 'male'
- bibiauntmaternal or paternal; 'tante' (from Dutch) is very common in everyday speech
- pamanunclematernal or paternal; 'om' (from Dutch) is very common in everyday speech
- keluargafamily
- orang tuaparentsliterally 'old people'; the standard word for one's parents
- saudarasibling(s) / relativegender-neutral; can mean sibling or relative more broadly. 'saudara kandung' = blood/full sibling
- sepupucousingender-neutral; same for male or female
- bayibaby
- suamihusband
- istriwifealso spelled 'isteri'