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The people closest to you — parents, siblings, grandparents, and the rest.
- mãemotherfeminine (a mãe)
- paifathermasculine (o pai)
- irmãsisterfeminine (a irmã); Portuguese does not mark older/younger
- irmãobrothermasculine (o irmão); Portuguese does not mark older/younger
- avógrandmotherfeminine; ACUTE accent (avó), open 'o' /ɔ/ — distinct from avô
- avôgrandfathermasculine; CIRCUMFLEX accent (avô), closed 'o' /o/ — distinct from avó
- filhadaughterfeminine (a filha)
- filhosonmasculine (o filho)
- tiaauntfeminine (a tia); same word for maternal and paternal aunt
- tiounclemasculine (o tio); same word for maternal and paternal uncle
- famíliafamilyfeminine (a família)
- paisparentsplural of pai; masculine plural covers both parents (mother + father)
- irmãossiblingsplural of irmão; masculine plural covers brothers and sisters together — no separate word for 'siblings'
- avósgrandparentsplural; covers grandmother + grandfather together
- primocousin (male)masculine; use prima for a female cousin
- primacousin (female)feminine form of primo
- bebébabyEuropean Portuguese spelling; Brazilian Portuguese: bebê
- maridohusbandmasculine (o marido)
- esposawifefeminine; 'mulher' is the more common word for 'wife' in everyday speech
- sobrinhonephewmasculine; sobrinha = niece
- netograndsonmasculine; neta = granddaughter