Pariente (en. Relative)

/paˈɾjente/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Any of a person's relatives, excluding the spouse.

My closest relative is my cousin.

Mi pariente más cercano es mi primo.

Person with whom one has some type of kinship relationship.

He has been a relative of the family for generations.

Es pariente de la familia desde hace generaciones.

Individual related by blood or marriage.

Every year we gather with all the relatives to celebrate the holidays.

Cada año nos reunimos con todos los parientes para celebrar las fiestas.

From the Latin 'parens', -entis, meaning 'father' or 'mother'.

Close relative

Family member who is at an immediate level of consanguinity.

pariente cercano

Distant relative

Family member who is not direct, such as distant cousins or great-uncles.

pariente lejano

Relatives by marriage

Family acquired through marriage.

parientes por matrimonio

Family

Group of people related by blood or alliance.

familia

Kinship

Link that unites two or more people within the family.

parentesco

Siblings

Relationship between people sharing the same parents.

hermanos

Close friend who is considered part of the family.

He is like a relative to me, he is always there.

Él es como un pariente para mí, siempre está ahí.

Colleague or friend who is treated like a family member.

We call those guys relatives at work.

A esos chicos les llamamos parientes en el trabajo.