meaningful relationship
Americannoun
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Bell’s father and maternal grandparents sued Mission Viejo’s school district and employees last year, alleging interference with a familial relationship, among other claims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The informant told officers he was a cousin of Clifford Norris, although an actual familial relationship has never been confirmed.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023
But both sides, of course, have different views about exactly how close the familial relationship needs to be.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2023
He accuses the Tuohys of falsely representing themselves as his adoptive parents, saying he only discovered in February that the conservatorship provided him no familial relationship to them.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
All adults had to be addressed as Mister, Missus, Miss, Auntie, Cousin, Unk, Uncle, Buhbah, Sister, Brother and a thousand other appellations indicating familial relationship and the lowliness of the addressor.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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