pariente

Definitions of pariente
  1. noun
    a person related by blood or marriage
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    la Virgen María
    the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
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    antecesor, antepasado, ascendiente
    someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
    primo, primo carnal
    the child of your aunt or uncle
    descendiente
    a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
    pariente político
    a relative by marriage
    consanguíneo
    one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
    familiar
    a person having kinship with another or others
    línea materna
    one related on the mother's side
    línea paterna
    one related on the father's side
    parienta
    a female relative
    cercano
    the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
    descendiente, vástago
    the immediate descendants of a person
    primo segundo
    a child of a first cousin
    hermano
    a person's brother or sister
    consorte, cónyuge
    a person's partner in marriage
    antecesora
    a woman ancestor
    tita, tía
    the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
    pequeño
    the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
    bastardo, hijo ilegítimo
    the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
    bígamo
    someone who marries one person while already legally married to another
    cuñado
    a brother by marriage
    niño
    a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    hijo
    a member of a clan or tribe
    nuera
    the wife of your son
    padre político, suegro
    the father of your spouse
    primogénito
    the offspring who came first in the order of birth
    padre
    the founder of a family
    progenitor
    an ancestor in the direct line
    nieto
    a child of your son or daughter
    hermanastro
    one of siblings who have only one parent in common
    casado, esposo, hombre, marido
    a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
    monógamo
    someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)
    madre política, suegra
    the mother of your spouse
    sobrino
    a son of your brother or sister
    recién casado
    someone recently married
    sobrina
    a daughter of your brother or sister
    polígamo
    someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
    cuatrillizo
    one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    quintillizo
    one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    cuñada, hermana política
    the sister of your spouse
    yerno
    the husband of your daughter
    sucesor
    a person who inherits some title or office
    trillizo
    one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    gemelo, mellizo
    either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    tío
    the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
    casada, esposa, mujer
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    type of:
    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
  2. noun
    a male relative
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    sobrino
    a son of your brother or sister
    tío
    the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
    hermano
    a male with the same parents as someone else
    tío abuelo
    an uncle of your father or mother
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