relative
noun
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
nonrelative
-
a word derived from
relative.
Example Sentences
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Bankman-Fried was previously ordered to have two more guarantors for his bond by Jan. 5, including at least one nonrelative.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
That’s a far cry from the peak of roughly 89,000 nonrelative adoptions in 1970, three years before Roe v.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022
Investigative reporter Roxanna Asgarian not only casts doubts on the Harts’ explanations but reveals that the court involved in the cases of Devonte and his biological siblings “favored nonrelative adoptions over placements with family members.”
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2018
I think she should have space and time to adjust, and that it would be strange for a nonrelative to visit.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2017
I’d never been called a liar by a nonrelative adult before.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
