Marathi family relations
Immediate family
The closest Marathi family relations — aai, baba and the rest. Everyday vocabulary used inside Maharashtrian homes.
आई
āī
Mother
बाबा / वडील
bābā / vaḍīl
Father
भाऊ
bhāū
Brother
मोठा भाऊ
moṭhā bhāū
Elder brother
Often called dada affectionately
धाकटा भाऊ
dhākaṭā bhāū
Younger brother
बहीण
bahīṇ
Sister
मोठी बहीण / ताई
moṭhī bahīṇ / tāī
Elder sister
धाकटी बहीण
dhākaṭī bahīṇ
Younger sister
पती / नवरा
patī / navarā
Husband
पत्नी / बायको
patnī / bāyko
Wife
मुलगा
mulgā
Son
मुलगी
mulgī
Daughter
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