relative vs patrilineal sib

patrilineal sib vs relative

relative and patrilineal sib both are nouns.

relative is an adjective but patrilineal sib is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relative	Yes	Yes	No	No
patrilineal sib	Yes	No	No	No

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

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
patrilineal sib: one related on the father's side

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, family, kin, kinsperson, enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib, agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, 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)	patrilineal sib (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 on the father's side
a person related by blood or marriage

relative (adjective)	patrilineal sib (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 patrilineal sib

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