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10 Language-to-English DictionariesClose relative
/ˈkləʊs ˈrɛl.ə.tɪv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A family member connected by immediate blood ties, such as a parent, sibling, or child.
"She invited only her close relatives to the intimate wedding ceremony." - 2
In biology or genealogy, an organism, species, or ancestor sharing a very recent common lineage.
"The chimpanzee is humanity's closest living relative in the animal kingdom."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'close' derived from Old French 'clos' (from Latin 'clusus', past participle of 'claudere', meaning to shut or confine) indicating proximity, and 'relative' derived from Latin 'relativus', from 'relatus' (carried back). Together, the phrase evolved in Middle English to designate family members connected by blood or legal ties within a narrow or immediate degree.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Close relative" is said worldwide
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proche parent
Transliteration: prosh pa.ʁɑ̃
"Il est un proche parent de la mariée."
naher Verwandter
Transliteration: ˈnaːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈvantɐ
"Nur enge Verwandte wurden zur Feier eingeladen."
stretto parente
Transliteration: ˈstret.to paˈren.te
"Lui è un mio stretto parente."
pariente cercano
Transliteration: paˈɾjente seɾˈkano
"Necesito contactar a un pariente cercano."
parente próximo
Transliteration: paˈɾẽ.tʃi ˈpɾɔk.si.mu
"Eles são parentes próximos."
निकट संबंधी
Transliteration: nikat sambandhi
"यह मेरे एक निकट संबंधी हैं।"
近亲
Transliteration: jìnqīn
"只有近亲才能参加这次会议。"
가까운 친척
Transliteration: gakkaun chincheok
"그는 나의 아주 가까운 친척이다."
近親者
Transliteration: kinshinsha
"式には近親者のみが参列しました。"
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