Who are relatives?

Relatives are people who are related to each other through blood, marriage, or legal adoption. The term can be used in a narrow sense to refer only to those related by blood, or in a broader sense to include those related through marriage or adoption as well.

Some examples of relatives include:

Blood relatives:

- Parents

- Siblings

- Children

- Grandparents

- Grandchildren

- Aunts

- Uncles

- Nieces

- Nephews

- Cousins

Relatives by marriage:

- In-laws

- Step-parents

- Step-siblings

- Stepchildren

- Brothers-in-law

- Sisters-in-law

- Parents-in-law

Relatives by adoption:

- Adoptive parents

- Adoptive siblings

- Adopted children

The term "relatives" can also be used to refer to more distant relationships, such as second cousins, third cousins, and so on.