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Relatives

Meanings and phrases

close relatives

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • To close relatives and friends he remained "Aleck".
  • Family members, including close relatives, wear mourning dress.
  • Wei Yan's family members and close relatives were also executed.

closest relatives

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Its closest relatives are "Dactylomys" and "Olallamys".
  • Its closest relatives are thought to be "N. insignis" and the undescribed "N." sp.
  • Its actual closest relatives are Peralikatuma and Kotu Ellima which are also from Sri Lanka.

friends and relatives

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Gerber went by the name "Dan" to his friends and relatives.
  • It also features various friends and relatives of the couple.
  • In 2003, with the help of friends and relatives, Wai began to recover.

other relatives

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Ahmad is survived by his widow Racquel, son Madhi, and other relatives.
  • At the beginning of the book, Kel hires Lalasa, after her mistreatment by other relatives.
  • Although their mother and many other relatives died, both sons and father survived the war.

relatives and friends

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • To close relatives and friends he remained "Aleck".
  • In Paris, Anahita has to face these images, looking for her relatives and friends.
  • With the help of relatives and friends, they started a small nursery at their house.

living relatives

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Miss Marple never married and has no close living relatives.
  • Likewise, the closest living relatives of birds are the crocodilians.
  • Bears' closest living relatives are the pinnipeds, canids, and musteloids.

distant relatives

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • He later moved to Sydney, where distant relatives lived.
  • Valerie finds her distant relatives by Mill medical records; Trudy (Judy Flynn) and Ellie Benedict (Eleanor Wyld).
  • "The Jivaro shamans, Under the influence of ayahuasca, often believe that they are seeing distant relatives or sweethearts.

male relatives

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Female are expected to treat male relatives with respect when they are present.
  • They live under the control of their husbands or male relatives, including their children.
  • The next year one of her male relatives, probably her only brother, was murdered by Malcolm II.

female relatives

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • (She and her female relatives are "the Diothas" of the title).
  • There was also a female convent, that of Eupraxia, where the monks' female relatives could stay.
  • The position of sachem descended through families, and were allocated by senior female relatives.
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