Meaning of relative
Definition of relative
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"
(noun)
a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)