parentesco

Definitions of parentesco
  1. noun
    (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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    consanguinidad
    (anthropology) related by blood
    cuna, linaje, origen
    the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
    paternidad
    the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
    maternidad
    the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
    hermandad
    the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
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    relación
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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