as in: they are relatives Define
connected in various senses such as:
- a person related by blood or marriage
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping
- There were six bedrooms upstairs, four for the eight female children, one for Welcome Finch, the sole son, and one for visiting relatives.p.106.7
- The remainder of the afternoon went by in the gentle gloom that descends when relatives appear, but was dispelled when we heard a car turn in the driveway.p.171.2
- Police are searching for friends or relatives who might know something about her plans that night.
- I have relatives in California.
- -he just gets passed around from relative to relative, and Miss Rachel keeps him every summer.p.110.0
- -he just gets passed around from relative to relative, and Miss Rachel keeps him every summer.p.110.0
- Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill said he must drink a gallon a day, and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area.p.68.4
- a person related by blood or marriage
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping
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