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family vs relation

relation vs family

family and relation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
family Yes No No No
relation Yes No No No
As nouns, relation is a hypernym of family; that is, relation is a word with a broader meaning than family:
  • family: a person having kinship with another or others
  • relation: a person related by blood or marriage
Other hypernyms of family include relative.
family (noun) relation (noun)
primary social group; parents and children an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
people descended from a common ancestor (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
a social unit living together sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
a collection of things sharing a common attribute an act of narration
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities a person related by blood or marriage
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
a person having kinship with another or others
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