Punjabi family relations
Immediate family
The closest Punjabi family relations — bebe, bhāpā, bharā, bhaiṇ and the rest. Punjabi uses its own everyday words (bharā not bhāī, dhī not beṭī) and warm address forms like bhā jī. Content generated with AI assistance and pending native-speaker review.
ਮਾਂ / ਬੇਬੇ
māṁ / bebe
Mother
Bebe is a classic Punjabi word for mother, also used for grandmother in many families
ਪਿਓ / ਭਾਪਾ ਜੀ / ਬਾਪੂ
pio / bhāpā jī / bāpū
Father
ਭਰਾ / ਵੀਰ
bharā / vīr
Brother
Vīr is the affectionate word a sister uses for her brother
ਵੱਡਾ ਭਰਾ / ਭਾਅ ਜੀ
vaḍḍā bharā / bhā jī
Elder brother
Bhā jī is the everyday respectful address for an elder brother
ਛੋਟਾ ਭਰਾ
choṭā bharā
Younger brother
ਭੈਣ
bhaiṇ
Sister
ਵੱਡੀ ਭੈਣ / ਭੈਣ ਜੀ
vaḍḍī bhaiṇ / bhaiṇ jī
Elder sister
ਛੋਟੀ ਭੈਣ
choṭī bhaiṇ
Younger sister
ਪਤੀ / ਘਰਵਾਲਾ
patī / gharvālā
Husband
ਪਤਨੀ / ਘਰਵਾਲੀ
patnī / gharvālī
Wife
ਪੁੱਤ / ਪੁੱਤਰ
putt / puttar
Son
ਧੀ
dhī
Daughter
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