Norwegian words for family and relatives
| familie | family |
| slekt | a collection or related people - greater family |
| slektning | relative |
| frue | woman, wife |
| hustru | wife, housewife (see kone, frue) |
| kone | wife |
| ektemake | spouse (rare, see ektefelle) |
| ektefelle | spouse |
| ektemann | married man |
| mann | man or husband (mannen min, min mann), depending on context (see ektemann) |
| ektepar | married couple |
| ekteskap | marriage |
| forelder | parent |
| foreldre | parents |
| far | father |
| mor | mother |
| stefar | step father |
| stemor | step mother |
| pappa | papa, daddy |
| mamma | mama, mommy |
| barn | child or children |
| datter | daughter |
| sønn | son |
| søsken | sibling |
| bror | brother |
| søster | sister |
| halvsøsken | half sibling |
| halvbror | half brother |
| halvsøster | half sister |
| barnebarn | grandchildren |
| besteforelder(en) | grandparent |
| besteforeldre(en) | grandparents |
| bestefar | grandfather (farfar or morfar) |
| bestemor | grandmother (farmor or mormor) |
| farfar | father's father (paternal grandfather) |
| farmor | father's mother (paternal grandmother) |
| morfar | mother's father (maternal grandfather) |
| mormor | mother's mother (maternal grandmother) |
| oldeforolder | great grandparent |
| oldeforoldre | great grandparents |
| oldefar | great grandfather |
| oldemor | great grandmother |
| brud | bride |
| brudekjole | wedding dress |
| brudepar | bridal couple |
| brudgom | bride groom |
| bryllup | wedding |
| dattersønn | daughter's son (grandson) |
| enke | widow |
| enkemann | widower |
| farbror | father's brother (uncle) |
| fetter | male cousin |
| generasjon | generation |
| kusine | female cousin |
| onkel | uncle |
| tante | aunt |
| morbror | mother's brother (uncle) |
| moster | an aunt on the mother's side |
| nevø | nephew |
| niese | neice |
| samboer | housemate or domestic partner, depending on context |
| svigerdatter | daughter-in-law |
| svigerfar | father-in-law |
| svigerforeldre | in-laws |
| svigerinne | sister-in-law |
| svigermor | mother-in-law |
| svigersønn | son-in-law |
| svoger | brother-in-law (sister's husband or wife's brother) |
| sønnedatter | son's daughter (granddaughter) |
| sønnesønn | son's son (grandson) |
| søskenbarn | sibling's child or children |
| søsterdatter | sister's daughter (neice) |
| herr | Mister, man, gentleman |
| dame | Mrs, woman, lady |
| mine damer og herrer | ladies and gentlemen |