relation 3
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a person related by blood or marriage
Examples
- 1.he has distant relations back in New Jersey
- 2.police are searching for relatives of the deceased
EnglishDerivationally related form
relationship 1
noun
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
relationship 4
noun
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
relationship 2
noun
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
Hyponym
ancestor 1
noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
cousin 1
noun
the child of your aunt or uncle
descendant 1
noun
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
in-law 1
noun
a relative by marriage
blood relation 1
noun
one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Member_holonym
kin 2
noun
group of people related by blood or marriage
