- 祖父母 zǔfùmǔ paternal grandparents
- 父母亲 fùmǔqīn parents
- 衣食父母 yīshífùmǔ benefactorsthe people one depends upon for one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
- 再生父母 zàishēngfùmǔ great benefactorone's great benefactor; like a second parent
- 义父母 yìfùmǔ adoptive parents
- 父母双亡 fùmǔshuāngwáng orphanedto have lost both one's parents
- 生父母 shēngfùmǔ biological parentsbiological or natural parents
- 继父母 jìfùmǔ stepparentsstep-parents
- 父母之命，媒妁之言 fùmǔzhīmìng, méishuòzhīyán parental arrangementparents' orders and matchmaker's services in establishing an arranged marriage
- 代替父母 dàitìfùmǔ in loco parentisacting or serving in the place of a parent, particularly in a legal or official capacity
- 在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 zàijiākàofùmǔ, chūwàikàopéngyou mutual relianceone depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home
- 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友 zàijiākàofùmǔ, chūménkàopéngyou relying on othersone depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home
- 曾祖父母 zēngzǔfùmǔ great-grandparents
