relative
person considered to have a family relationship with another
family member
person who shares the same nuclear family as someone else
milk brother
men who have been breastfed by the same woman
agnate
relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family
cousin
descendant of an ancestor's sibling
ancestor
person from whom another person is descended
third-degree relative
blood relative that constitutes a segment of the extended family, sharing (on average) ⅛ (12.5%) of genes: first cousins, great grandparents, great grandchildren, etc.
biological mother
woman who gave birth to a child or who gave DNA to the child
cognate
one who is related to another only throught a female line
first-born
first offspring of someone
brother (of a woman)
Malayalam term to address a female's brother, by her or while referring about her
next of kin
person's closest living relative or relatives
summary relative
relationship between the biological children of a couple and the biological children of only one parent of the couple
Tai
Urdu name for a relative
significant other
person's partner in an intimate relationship
descendant
lineal descendant (blood relative in the direct line of descent) or collateral descendant (relative descended from a sibling)
godchild
child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent
parent-in-law
parent of one's spouse
blood kin
relative which one is related to biologically
fourth-degree relative
kinship relation sharing, on average, 1/16 of genes