Meaning & use
relative
A person connected to another by blood, marriage, or adoption; a family member.
See it in a sentence
Several relatives traveled from out of state for the wedding reception.
He stayed with a relative in the city while looking for an apartment.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, 'relative' instead means considered in comparison with something else, as in 'relative to income.'
Words with a similar meaning
relationkin
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Considered in relation to or in comparison with something else, rather than in absolute terms.
The city's crime rate is low relative to other places of similar size.
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