relative

1. Estimated by comparison;
   Not absolute or complete (synset 300006050)
   "a relative stranger"
   similar to: relational - having a relation or being related
   same as: comparative
2. 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 proportion
   same as: proportional

1. 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"
   is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
   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 marriage
   same as: relation
2. An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) (synset 101330943)
   is a type of: being, organism - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
   same as: congenator, congener, congeneric

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