relative
/rˈɛlʌtɪv/
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Definitions
Adjective
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"
Adjective Satellite
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"
Noun
a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Noun
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
More Specific Terms
agnate
ancestor
antecedent
ascendant
ascendent
better half
blood relation
blood relative
cognate
cousin
cousin-german
descendant
descendent
enate
family
first cousin
full cousin
in-law
issue
kin
kinsman
kinsperson
kinswoman
kissing cousin
kissing kin
married person
mate
matrikin
matrilineal kin
matrilineal sib
matrisib
next of kin
offspring
partner
patrikin
patrilineal kin
patrilineal sib
patrisib
progeny
relative-in-law
root
second cousin
sib
sibling
spouse