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Greek Family and People Words

Family and other types of people make up a large portion of daily conversation subjects. This page is a great resource if you are looking to learn the translated vocabulary for various family and people-related words in Greek.

The words are divided into several categories that can each be found below - general people words, pronouns, parents and grandparents, and children and siblings.

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Family and People Words in Greek:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of family words from English to Greek.


General People Words in Greek

Some people-related words that might come in handy.

Anthropos ➔ Person / Human

Filos ➔ Friend

Ikoyénia ➔ Family

Singenís ➔ Relatives


Pronouns in Greek

Learning Greek pronouns will help you express who you are talking about.

Egó ➔ I / Me

Esi ➔ You

Aftos ➔ He

Afti ➔ She


Greek Words for Parents and Grandparents

In this section I've added various translations for mothers, fathers, grandparents, and great grandparents.

Gonéas ➔ Parent

Papúdes ➔ Grandparents

Propapúdes ➔ Great grandparents


Mitéra ➔ Mother

Petherá ➔ Mother-in-law

Patéras ➔ Father

Petherós ➔ Father-in-law


Yaya ➔ Grandmother

Proyayá ➔ Great grandmother

Papus ➔ Grandfather

Propápus ➔ Great grandfather


Greek Words for Children and Siblings

And here I've tried to group any words about daughters, sons, sisters, and brothers.

Pedí ➔ Child

Egóni ➔ Grandchild


Kóri ➔ Daughter

Engoní ➔ Granddaughter

Yos ➔ Son

Engonós ➔ Grandson


Adelfí ➔ Sister

Megalíteri aderfí ➔ Older sister

Mikróteri aderfí ➔ Younger sister

Adelfos ➔ Brother

Mikróteros aderfós ➔ Younger brother


*Greek family and people words last updated: January 21, 2025.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Greek myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Greek language learning journey!



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