släkting — meaning in English

English meaning

• cousin noun The child of one's aunt or uncle.
• relation noun The way in which two or more things are connected or associated with each other.
• relative adjective Considered in comparison with something else, rather than in absolute terms.

Senses

släkting is used for these senses in English:

• cousin Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.
• relation A member of one's extended family; a relative.
• relative Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
• relative-in-law (uncommon) Co-relative-in-law: A relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage.

cousin — full definition

1. noun The child of one's aunt or uncle.
2. noun More broadly, any distant relative who is not a direct ancestor or descendant.

relation — full definition

1. noun The way in which two or more things are connected or associated with each other.
2. noun A member of your extended family; a relative.
3. noun (mathematics) A set of ordered pairs or tuples linking elements of two or more sets.

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