Synset

a person related by blood or marriage
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

sample sentences

"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"
"he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

relationship relationship relationship

semantic pointers

hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

member holonym

clan, kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, tribe

hyponym

ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin descendant, descendent in-law, relative-in-law blood relative, blood relation, cognate, sib family, kin, kinsperson enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib kinsman kinswoman kissing cousin, kissing kin next of kin offspring, progeny, issue second cousin sibling, sib partner, spouse, mate, married person, better half