Italian Family Vocabulary

Here are Italian words for family to start with: fratello (brother), figlia (daughter), padre (father), nonno (grandfather). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

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Family Basics

A1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
brotherfratellonounA1
daughterfiglianounA1
fatherpadrenounA1
grandfathernonnonounA1
grandmothernonnanounA1
mothermadrenounA1
sistersorellanounA1
sonfiglionounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
auntzianounA1
childbambinonounA1
cousincuginonounA1
husbandmaritonounA1
parentgenitorenounA1
unclezionounA1
wifemoglienounA1
in-lawparente acquisitonounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
ancestorantenatonounA2
generationgenerazionenounA2
siblingfratellonounB1
heritagepatrimonionounB2
spouseconiugenounB2
lineagelignaggionounC1
genealogygenealogianounC2
progenyprogenienounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
politicianpoliticonounB1
residentresidentenounB1
volunteervolontarionounB1
activistattivistanounB2
bureaucratburocratenounB2
civil servantfunzionario pubbliconounB2
public servantdipendente pubbliconounB2
shareholderazionistanounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
birthnascitanounA1
childhoodinfanzianounA2
deathmortenounA2
adulthoodetà adultanounB1
parenthoodgenitorialitànounB1
divorcedivorzionounB2
relocationtrasferimentonounB2
retirementpensionenounB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for family. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Italian words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like fratello (brother), figlia (daughter), padre (father), nonno (grandfather). This page lists 40 Italian words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Italian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Italian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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