Collocations for relative - noun
ADJ.
close, near
The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative.
The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative.
distant | blood, family
If you die without a will, only a husband, wife, children and blood relatives are entitled to inherit your property.
If you die without a will, only a husband, wife, children and blood relatives are entitled to inherit your property.
immediate
The deceased''s immediate relatives, her mother and father, will inherit her estate.
The deceased''s immediate relatives, her mother and father, will inherit her estate.
living, surviving | elderly, old | young | female, male | poor
(often figurative) He believes that interior design is the poor relative of (= inferior to) architecture.
(often figurative) He believes that interior design is the poor relative of (= inferior to) architecture.
dependent | disabled, ill, sick | distressed, grieving
VERB + RELATIVE
have
I have no parents or close relatives.
I have no parents or close relatives.
lose
an organization that helps people who have lost their relatives (= whose relatives have died)
an organization that helps people who have lost their relatives (= whose relatives have died)
care for, give support to, help, look after, support
She''s looking after an elderly relative.
She''s looking after an elderly relative.
live with | stay with, visit | trace
The police are trying to trace the relatives of the deceased.
The police are trying to trace the relatives of the deceased.
inform
The names of the victims are being withheld until the relatives have been informed.
The names of the victims are being withheld until the relatives have been informed.
PHRASES
friends and/or relatives
an intimate reception for close friends and relatives
an intimate reception for close friends and relatives
a relative by marriage