poor relations
Less fortunate kin
Poor relations are family members of lower social or economic standing, traditionally kept at arm's length despite blood ties: The poor relations were seated at the far end of the table.
The phrase extends to anything treated as inferior or neglected within a group: Public transit has long been the poor relation of transportation policy.
- unclesParents' male siblings
- cousinsRelatives through shared grandparents
- country cousinNaive provincial relative
- auntsParents' female siblings
- niecesSiblings' female children
nephews · needy · destitute · overshadowed · stigma · underprivileged · class divide · black sheep · family shame · overlooked · beneath notice · peripheral · inheritance · disregarded · discrimination · forgotten · marginalized · second class
poor relationshonored guests
VIPs · inner circle · favorite son · golden child · blue-eyed boy
poor relationscrown jewels
Sovereign's ceremonial treasures
flagship · pride and joy · gold standard · first among equals · top tier
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