I. Those who partake of the same Bloud,* are styled Relations of CON∣SANGUINITY, Kin, kindred, Bloud, House, Stem, Stock.

These are distinguishable into such as are; either more

• General; denoting such as have ‖ preceded, or succeeded.
  • PROGENITOR, Ancestor, Forefather, Extraction, Parentage, Elders, Pedegree, Genealogy.
  • DESCENDANT, Lineage, Off-spring, Race, Issue, Progeny, Generation, Po∣sterity, Stock, Breed, Kind, Extraction, Stem, spring from.
• Special; whether
  • Direct; ‖ ascending, or Descending.
    • PARENT, Sire, Father, Mother, Dam, paternal, maternal, Grandsire, &c. Orphan.
    • CHILD, Issue, Son, Daughter, Brood, Litter, filial, adopt, Posthume.
  • Lateral; either ‖
    • Ascending, or descending.
      • UNCLE, Aunt.
      • NEPHEW, Niece.
  • Equal.
    • Immediate; whether ‖ by both Parents, or by one
      • BROTHER, Sister-hood.
      • HALF BROTHER.
    • Mediate; either ‖ Brothers Children, or their Descendants.
      • FIRST COSIN, -German.
      • COSIN.

ENGLISH	HINDI	SANSKRIT	Blissymbol	Mantrakshar
Brother	भाई	भ्रातृ
Elder Brother	भैया, भइया, बड़ा भाई	ज्येष्ठ भ्रातृ
Elder brother's wife	भाभी, भौजी, भौजाई
Younger Brother	छोटा भाई	कनिष्ठ भ्रातृ
Younger brother's wife	भयो
Sister	बहन, बेहेन, बहिन	स्वसृ , सहोदरी , स्वसृतमा
Elder Sister	दीदी, बड़ी बेहेन, बड़ी बहन, बड़ी बहिन	ज्येष्ठ स्वसृ
Elder Sister's husband	जीजा
Younger Sister	छोटी बेहेन, छोटी बहन, छोटी बहिन	कनिष्ठ स्वसृ
Younger Sister's husband	बहनोई
HUSBAND'S SIDE
Husband's elder brother(brother-in-law)	जेठ
Husband's elder brother's wife	जेठानी
Husband's sister	ननद
Husband's Sister's Husband	नन्दोई
Husband's younger brother	देवर
Husband's younger brother's wife	देवरानी
WIFE'S SIDE
Wife's elder Brother	भाई साहब
Wife's elder Brother's wife	सहलज - 1
Wife's Sister	साली
Wife's sister's husband	साढ़ू or हमज़ुल्फ़
Wife's younger Brother	साला
Wife's younger Brother's wife	सहलज - 2

Note: There is no direct word for 'cousin' in Hindi, rather phrases like uncle's/aunt's son/daughter, are used to regard a cousin when there is a need to be specific, if not, then simply they are regarded as just brother/sister (भाईबहन).

Family Relations