is similar to
(anthropology) related by marriage
is similar to
related on the father's side
"a paternal aunt"
is similar to
related by blood
is similar to
related by common characteristics or ancestry
"allied species"; "allied studies"
is similar to
proceeding by descent from an ancestor
"descendent gene"
is similar to
related on the mother's side
"my maternal grandmother"
is similar to
related by blood or marriage
"kindred clans"
see also
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
"lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
see also
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
"cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"