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Kramer was estranged for a long period from his mother, Barbra " Babs " Kramer, who works as a restroom matron at an upscale restaurant.

Unlike George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld, Kramer's character does not have a well-developed network of family members shown in the sitcom.

He is the only main character on the show whose father never makes an appearance ; however, in " The Chinese Woman ," Kramer mentions that he is the last male member of his family, implying that his father died.

He also mentions in " The Lip Reader " that he has or had a deaf cousin, from whom he learned fluent American Sign Language ( but when Kramer attempts to communicate in ASL, he speaks complete gibberish and he cannot correctly translate the ASL he sees others using ).