relative vs blood relative

blood relative vs relative

relative and blood relative both are nouns.

relative is an adjective but blood relative is not an adjective.

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

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

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
blood relative: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another

Other hyponyms of relative include ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root, cousin-german, cousin, first cousin, full cousin, descendant, descendent, in-law, relative-in-law, blood relation, 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)	blood relative (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
a person related by blood or marriage

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

Difference between relative and blood relative

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