Synonyms: cognate, cognate word
Definition: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Similar words: word
Definition: a unit of language that native speakers can identify
Usage: words are the blocks from which sentences are made; he hardly said ten words all morning
Synonyms: sib, cognate, blood relation, blood relative
Definition: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
Similar words: relation, relative
Definition: a person related by blood or marriage
Usage: police are searching for relatives of the deceased; he has distant relations back in New Jersey
Synonyms: kin, consanguine, consanguineal, consanguineous, akin, blood-related, cognate
Definition: related by blood
Similar words: related
Definition: connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
Synonyms: cognate
Definition: having the same ancestral language
Usage: cognate languages
Similar words: related, related to
Definition: being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
Usage: painting and the related arts; school-related activities; related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces
Definition: related in nature
Usage: connate qualities
Similar words: related, related to
Definition: being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
Usage: painting and the related arts; school-related activities; related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces