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What are the family words in Hindi?
Hindi has a separate word for nearly every relative, because the relationship itself is built into the word. चाचा is your father's younger brother, ताऊ his elder brother, मामा your mother's brother, फूफा your father's sister's husband. English flattens all four into "uncle". This is not decoration — using the wrong one tells people something factually incorrect about your family.
The core
माँ / माता जी (maa / mata ji) — mother
पिता जी / पापा (pita ji / papa) — father
भाई (bhai) — brother
बहन (behen) — sister
बेटा / बेटी (beta / beti) — son / daughter
पति / पत्नी (pati / patni) — husband / wife
Where it gets specific
Your father's side: - चाचा (chacha) — father's younger brother; his wife is चाची - ताऊ (taau) — father's elder brother; his wife is ताई - बुआ (bua) — father's sister; her husband is फूफा
Your mother's side: - मामा (mama) — mother's brother; his wife is मामी - मौसी (mausi) — mother's sister; her husband is मौसा
Say "mere mama" and every Hindi speaker instantly knows the person is on your mother's side. That is information English simply cannot carry in one word. In a culture where family structure matters, the vocabulary reflects it.
The shortcut nobody minds
Older strangers get भैया (bhaiya, brother), दीदी (didi, sister), अंकल or आंटी. Age-appropriate, universally accepted, and it buys you time while you learn the real ones.
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