A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman.

someone related to another by birth or adoption

any person descended from a common ancestor, whether by blood or adoption, not more than three generations removed from the child.” CONN. GEN. STATS. § 45a-743 (7).

a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

an individual related by blood, marriage, adoption within the third degree, including a step relationship

a person related by blood, marriage, affinity or adoption and a spouse or de facto spouse of any of these

A person connected to the child by blood, such as parents, siblings, and grandparents.

A person connected to a family by birth or marriage.

According to the Welfare and Institution code a “relative” means an adult who is related to the child by blood, adoption, or affinity within the fifth degree of kinship, including stepparents, step siblings, and all relatives whose status is preceded by the words: great:, “great-great”, or “grand”, or the spouse of any of these persons, even if the marriage was terminated by death or dissolution.