family member

noun

A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.

Meanings

nounfamily member (plural family members)

plural family members

  1. A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.

Translations

Afrikaans familielid
  • familielidperson belonging to a family
Arabic فَرْدُ الْعَائِلَة
  • فَرْدُ الْعَائِلَة (fardu l-ʕāʔila)person belonging to a family
Chinese Mandarin 家庭成員 /家庭成员, 家屬 /家属
  • 家庭成員 /家庭成员 (jiātíng chéngyuán)person belonging to a family
  • 家屬 /家属 (jiāshǔ)person belonging to a family
Danish familiemedlem, slægtning
  • familiemedlemperson belonging to a family
  • slægtningperson belonging to a family
Dutch gezinslid, familielid
  • gezinslidperson belonging to a family
  • familielidperson belonging to a family
Esperanto familiano
  • familianoperson belonging to a family
Finnish perheenjäsen, sukulainen
  • perheenjäsenperson belonging to a family
  • sukulainenperson belonging to a family
  • lähisukulainenperson belonging to a family
French parent
  • parentperson belonging to a family
German Familienmitglied
  • Familienmitgliedperson belonging to a family
Hindi पारिवारिक सदस्य, परिवारवासी
  • पारिवारिक सदस्य (pārivārik sadasya)person belonging to a family
  • परिवारवासी (parivārvāsī)person belonging to a family
Hungarian családtag, hozzátartozó
  • családtagperson belonging to a family
  • hozzátartozóperson belonging to a family
Indonesian anggota rumah tangga
  • anggota rumah tanggaperson belonging to a family
Japanese 家族の一員
  • 家族の一員person belonging to a family
Lithuanian šeimos narys
  • šeimos narysperson belonging to a family
Norwegian Bokmål familiemedlem
  • familiemedlemperson belonging to a family
Polish członek rodziny, członkini rodziny
  • członek rodzinyperson belonging to a family
  • członkini rodzinyperson belonging to a family
Portuguese membro da família, parente
  • membro da famíliaperson belonging to a family
  • parenteperson belonging to a family
  • familiarperson belonging to a family
Russian член семьи́
  • член семьи́ (člen semʹí)person belonging to a family
Spanish pariente
  • parienteperson belonging to a family
Swahili mwanafamilia
  • mwanafamiliaperson belonging to a family
Swedish familjemedlem
  • familjemedlemperson belonging to a family
Turkish aile ferdi, aile üyesi
  • aile ferdiperson belonging to a family
  • aile üyesiperson belonging to a family
Vietnamese thành viên gia đình
  • thành viên gia đìnhperson belonging to a family
Cite this entry
APA

family member. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20member

MLA

“family member.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20member. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “family member,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20member.

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