Family / A1

REL-uh-tiv/ˈrelətɪv/

A relative is a person in your family: aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents. A friend is not a relative. Relatives is the usual plural. Visit relatives; a close relative. Relation can mean the same, but relative is the common A1 word for a family member.

Meaning

A person in your family.

Examples

• “We are visiting relatives this weekend.”
• “All our relatives came to the wedding.”
• “He is staying with relatives in Leeds.”

Good to know

a relative / relatives. Contrast: friend. Family members: aunt, cousin, uncle.

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