third-degree relative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blood relative who shares roughly an eighth of a person's DNA, such as a great-grandparent, first cousin, half-aunt, half-uncle, half-niece, half-nephew, or great-grandchild.

Word forms

third-degree relative third-degree relatives
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