Baby; infant | 아기/유아 | agi/yua |
Unborn baby; fetus; embryo | 태아 | taea |
Newborn baby | 갓난아기 | gannanagi |
Child | 아이/애 | ai/ae |
Children (sons and daughters) | 자녀/자식 | janyeo/jasik |
Children (general) | 어린이/아동 | eorini/adong |
Adult | 어른 | eoreun |
Boy; lad; young man | 소년 | sonyeon |
Girl; maiden; unmarried woman | 소녀 | sonyeo |
Son | 아들 | adeul |
Son (honorific) (referring to someone else’s son) | 아드님 | adeunim |
Daughter | 딸 | ttal |
Daughter (honorific) (referring to someone else’s daughter) | 따님 | ttanim |
The eldest | 맏이 | madi |
The youngest | 막내 | mangnae |
The eldest son | 맏아들/장자 | madadeul/jangja |
The eldest daughter | 맏딸/장녀 | matttal/jangnyeo |
Grandchildren | 손주 | sonju |
Grandson | 손자 | sonja |
Granddaughter | 손녀 | sonnyeo |
Great-grandson | 증손자 | jeungsonja |
Great-granddaughter | 증손녀 | jeungsonnyeo |
Nephew | 조카 | joka |
Niece | 조카딸 | jokattal |
Son-in-law | 사위 | sawi |
Daughter-in-law | 며느리 | myeoneuli |
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자식 is also an abusive word meaning chap; wretch or bastard. Normally, spoken as “이자식아!” (i-ja-si-ga).