relative
Adjective
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Estimated by comparison;
Not absolute or complete (synset 300006050)"a relative stranger"similar to: relational - having a relation or being relatedsame as: comparative -
Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics;
Usually followed by `to' (synset 300484662)"the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"similar to: proportionate - being in due proportionsame as: proportional
Noun
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A person related by blood or marriage (synset 110255246)
"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"subtypes:
- ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- cousin, cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin - the child of your aunt or uncle
- descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor
- in-law, relative-in-law - a relative by marriage
- blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib - one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- family, kin, kinsperson - a person having kinship with another or others
- enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib - one related on the mother's side
- agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib - one related on the father's side
- kinsman - a male relative
- kinswoman - a female relative
- kissing cousin, kissing kin - a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
- next of kin - the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
- issue, offspring, progeny - the immediate descendants of a person
- second cousin - a child of a first cousin of one's parent
- sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
- better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse - a person's partner in marriage
belongs to: clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriagesame as: relation - An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) (synset 101330943)
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