Definition of Relative

Adjective: relative re-lu-tiv

Estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
"a relative stranger";
- comparative
Properly related in size, degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by 'to'
"earnings relative to production";
- proportional

Noun: relative re-lu-tiv

A person related by blood or marriage
"police are searching for relatives of the deceased";
- relation, flesh and blood
An animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
- congener, congenator, congeneric