Grandma in Spanish
Family is at the heart of Spanish-speaking cultures. So it’s important to know and understand the basic relationship vocabulary about the family (la familia) in Spanish.
- Grandmother = Abuela
- Grandfather = Abuelo
- Father = Padre
- Mother = Madre
- Brother = Hermano
- Sister = Hermana
- Husband =Esposo or Marido
- Wife = Esposa or Mujer
- Son = Hijo
- Daughter = Hija
- Grandson = Nieto
- Granddaughter = Nieta
- Uncle = Tío
- Aunt = Tía
If you have some familiarity with Spanish, you may have thought to yourself upon glancing through the list, that you thought the word for daughter is “mija” rather than “hija”. The term mija is a colloquial contraction of the Spanish words mi (“my”) and hija (“daughter”). The male counterpart to this is “mijo”. And while it is used from a parent to child, it is frequently used as a term of endearment from an older person to a child, much like “dear” or “honey” in English.
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