Who are relatives?

Relatives are people who are connected to each other through blood, marriage, or adoption.

Blood relatives are people who share a common ancestor. This includes parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, and so on.

Relatives by marriage are people who are related to each other through marriage. This includes spouses, in-laws, stepchildren, stepparents, and so on.

Relatives by adoption are people who are not related by blood or marriage, but who have been legally adopted into a family. This includes adopted children, adoptive parents, and so on.

Close relatives are people who are closely related to each other, such as parents, children, siblings, and grandparents.

Distant relatives are people who are related to each other but not as closely, such as cousins, aunts, uncles, and so on.

Family is a group of people who are related to each other, including both blood relatives and relatives by marriage.