relative vs family

family vs relative

relative and family both are nouns.

relative is an adjective but family is not an adjective.

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

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

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
family: a person having kinship with another or others

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, blood relative, cognate, sib, 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)	family (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	primary social group; parents and children
a person related by blood or marriage	people descended from a common ancestor
	a social unit living together
	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
	an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
	a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
	a person having kinship with another or others

relative (adjective)	family (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 family

Words related to "family"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.