consanguine
Sharing family blood
Consanguine means related by blood, sharing a common ancestor.
The word appears in legal, medical, and anthropological contexts where biological kinship matters: consanguine marriages, consanguine relatives.
It contrasts with relationships formed by marriage (affinal) or adoption.
The adjective consanguineous is more common in formal writing.
Brother or sister
- parentMother or father
- childPerson before puberty
- cousinAunt or uncle's child
- nephewSibling's male offspring
niece · uncle · aunt · brother · sister · grandparent · grandchild · half-brother
Family line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
dynasty · succession · primogeniture · scion · patriarch · matriarch · progenitor · house
Related people together
- kinBlood-connected people
- kindredRelations by blood
- blood relativesFamily by birth
- next of kinNearest living family members
kinfolk · clan · tribe · relations · household · brood · kith · clansman
Genetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
genotype · allele · dominant · recessive · phenotype · genetic traits · hereditary conditions · genetic inheritance
Family line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- originStarting point or source
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
traditions · customs · homeland · provenance · ancestral home · birthright · patrimony · cultural inheritance
sibling
Brother or sister
nephew · niece · uncle · aunt · brother · sister · grandparent · grandchild · half-brother · half-sister
ancestry
Family line of descent
bloodline · dynasty · succession · primogeniture · scion · patriarch · matriarch · progenitor · house · lineage
family
Related people together
- kinBlood-connected people
- kindredRelations by blood
- blood relativesFamily by birth
next of kin · kinfolk · clan · tribe · relations · household · brood · kith · clansman · clanswoman
heredity
Genetic trait transmission
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
chromosomes · genotype · allele · dominant · recessive · phenotype · genetic traits · hereditary conditions · genetic inheritance · inbreeding
ancestry
Family line of descent
inheritance · traditions · customs · homeland · provenance · ancestral home · birthright · patrimony · cultural inheritance · family history
consanguineunrelated
Having no link
by marriage · in-law · step- · non-biological · stranger