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second-degree relative

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond-de-gree rel-a-tive
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blood relative who shares roughly a quarter of a person's DNA, such as a grandparent, aunt, uncle, half-sibling, grandchild, niece, or nephew.

Inflected Forms

second-degree relatives (plural)

Phrases

first-degree relative third-degree relative in-law

Frequently Paired Words

first-degree relative third-degree relative in-law

Questions

What does second-degree relative mean?
A blood relative who shares roughly a quarter of a person's DNA, such as a grandparent, aunt, uncle, half-sibling, grandchild, niece, or nephew.

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