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relative All my relatives gather every year for a family reunion. extended family He has a very large extended family. relation She is a distant relation of his, though I don't quite remember how. kin He remained true to his kin. mother's/father's side (of the family) I have aunts and uncles on my mother's side of the family. See more results »
A relative is a person who is part of your family. Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews — they're all relatives.
Noun At the family reunion, I saw relatives I haven't seen in years. He inherited a small piece of land from a distant relative. The donkey is a relative of the horse. Adjective the relative value of two houses the relative positions of the islands We discussed the relative merits of each school.
RELATIVE definition: 1. a member of your family: 2. compared to other similar things or people: 3. when compared to…. Learn more.
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage. something having, or standing in, some relation or connection to something else. something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature, size, etc. ( absolute ). Grammar. a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb.
Get a relative to look after the children. Synonyms: relation, connection, kinsman or woman or person, member of your or the family More Synonyms of relative. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use relative to say that something is true to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind.
Definition of relative noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
