non-relatives
Not your family
Non-relatives are people who aren't related to you by blood, marriage, or adoption.
The term appears most often in contexts where family status matters legally or socially: The policy covers employees and their families but not non-relatives, She was raised by non-relatives after her parents died.
Undetermined quantities
- outsidersThose not belonging
- passersbyPeople going past
- newcomersThose recently arrived
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
tourists · guests · bystanders · onlookers · fellow travelers · seatmates
Voluntary close relations
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- coworkersPeople at same job
- classmatesStudents in same course
associates · peers · contacts · companions · teammates · roommates · confidants · mentors
Professional associates
- coworkersPeople at same job
- associatesConnected persons or links
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
business partners · clients · mentors · protégés · supervisors · subordinates · counterparts · consultants
Those dwelling nearby
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- teammatesFellow squad members
- sorority sistersFemale fraternity members
- support groupGathering for mutual encouragement
fellowship · chosen family · found family · circle · crew · squad · clan · villagers
Those who protect others
- foster parentsAdults raising others' children
- adoptive parentsLegal non-birth guardians
- nanniesProfessional child caretakers
- au pairsForeign domestic helpers
babysitters · godparents · teachers · coaches · counselors · social workers · nurses · caretakers
unknowns
Undetermined quantities
visitors · tourists · guests · bystanders · onlookers · fellow travelers · seatmates
friends
Voluntary close relations
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- coworkersPeople at same job
classmates · associates · peers · contacts · companions · teammates · roommates · confidants · mentors · allies
colleagues
Professional associates
- coworkersPeople at same job
- associatesConnected persons or links
- contactsPeople you know professionally
collaborators · business partners · clients · mentors · protégés · supervisors · subordinates · counterparts · consultants · contractors
neighbors
Those dwelling nearby
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- teammatesFellow squad members
- sorority sistersFemale fraternity members
support group · fellowship · chosen family · found family · circle · crew · squad · clan · villagers
guardians
Those who protect others
- foster parentsAdults raising others' children
- adoptive parentsLegal non-birth guardians
- nanniesProfessional child caretakers
au pairs · babysitters · godparents · teachers · coaches · counselors · social workers · nurses · caretakers · sponsors
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Those connected by blood
family · kin · family members · kinfolk · blood relatives
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