| relative | | |
| n. (person) | 1. relation, relative | a person related by blood or marriage.; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ clan, kin group, kindred, kinship group, kin, tribe | group of people related by blood or marriage. |
| ~ 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 or race. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ kin, kinsperson, family | a person having kinship with another or others.; "he's kin"; "he's family" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ offspring, progeny, issue | the immediate descendants of a person.; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
| ~ second cousin | a child of a first cousin. |
| ~ sib, sibling | a person's brother or sister. |
| ~ better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate | a person's partner in marriage. |
| n. (animal) | 2. congenator, congener, congeneric, relative | an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus). |
| ~ organism, being | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently. |
| adj. | 3. comparative, relative | estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete.; "a relative stranger" |
| ~ relational | having a relation or being related. |
| adj. | 4. proportional, relative | properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'.; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production" |
| ~ proportionate | being in due proportion.; "proportionate representation of a minority group" |
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