relative vs ancestor

ancestor vs relative

relative and ancestor both are nouns.

relative is an adjective but ancestor is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relative	Yes	Yes	No	No
ancestor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ancestor is a hyponym of relative; that is, ancestor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relative:

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
ancestor: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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

relative (noun)	ancestor (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
a person related by blood or marriage

relative (adjective)	ancestor (adjective)
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

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