Croatian Family Vocabulary

Here are Croatian words for family to start with: brat (brother), kći (daughter), otac (father), djed (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
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
brotherbratnounA1
daughterkćinounA1
fatherotacnounA1
grandfatherdjednounA1
grandmotherbakanounA1
mothermajkanounA1
sistersestranounA1
sonsinnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
aunttetkanounA1
childdijetenounA1
cousinsestričnanounA1
husbandmužnounA1
parentroditeljnounA1
uncleujaknounA1
wifeženanounA1
in-lawrodbina po brakunounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
ancestorpredaknounA2
generationgeneracijanounA2
siblingbrat ili sestranounB1
heritagebaštinanounB2
spousesupružniknounB2
lineagepodrijetlonounC1
genealogyrodoslovljenounC2
progenypotomstvonounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
politicianpolitičarnounB1
residentstanarnounB1
volunteervolonternounB1
activistaktivistnounB2
bureaucratbirokratnounB2
civil servantdržavni službeniknounB2
public servantjavni službeniknounB2
shareholderdioničarnounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishCroatianTypeLevel
birthrođenjenounA1
childhooddjetinjstvonounA2
deathsmrtnounA2
adulthoododrasla dobnounB1
parenthoodroditeljstvonounB1
divorcerazvodnounB2
relocationselidbanounB2
retirementmirovinanounB2

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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 Croatian words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like brat (brother), kći (daughter), otac (father), djed (grandfather). This page lists 40 Croatian words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Croatian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Croatian 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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