Family Семья́
16 Russian words on the topic of family — each with a picture, an audio recording and an example sentence. The people closest to you — including the affectionate words Russians actually use at home.
| Picture | English | Russian · Ру́сский | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | family | семья́ | ⚠️ GenderThe plural shifts stress: се́мьи. |
 | dad | па́па | ⚠️ GenderEnds in -а but masculine: мой па́па. |
 | mom | ма́ма | Stress on the first syllable — MÁ-ma, not ma-MÁ. |
 | parents | роди́тели | 🔗 Word familySame root as роди́ться (to be born) and ро́дина (homeland). |
 | son | сын | ⚠️ GenderIrregular plural: сыновья́. |
 | daughter | дочь | ⚠️ GenderIrregular declension: дочь → до́чери. |
 | children | де́ти | ⚠️ GenderSingular: ребёнок. |
 | brother | брат | ⚠️ GenderIrregular plural: бра́тья. |
 | sister | сестра́ | ⚠️ GenderThe plural shifts stress: сёстры. |
 | grandfather | де́душка | ⚠️ GenderEnds in -а but masculine, like па́па. |
 | grandmother | ба́бушка | Stress on the FIRST syllable (English 'babushka' misplaces it). 🔀 Several meaningsAlso any elderly woman. |
 | husband | муж | ⚠️ GenderIrregular plural: мужья́. 'Man' is мужчи́на. |
 | wife | жена́ | Plural: жёны. 'Woman' is же́нщина. |
 | boyfriend | па́рень | 🔀 Several meaningsAlso just 'a guy'. |
 | girlfriend | де́вушка | 🔀 Several meaningsAlso a polite address for a young woman. A little girl is де́вочка. |
 | baby | младе́нец | Everyday words: ребёнок or малы́ш. |
See also:Pronouns