relatives'
Belonging to kin
Relatives' is the possessive form of the plural noun relatives, indicating something belonging to or associated with multiple family members.
It appears before the thing possessed: my relatives' house, all my relatives' opinions.
The apostrophe after the s signals that more than one relative is involved, distinguishing it from the singular possessive relative's.
Relationships between things
- bondsTies that unite
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
duties · expectations · demands · requests · favors · needs · concerns · worries
Things one owns
- belongingsThings you possess
- homesPersonal living quarters
- estatesLarge property holdings
- inheritancesProperty received from deceased
wills · bequests · legacies · properties · heirlooms · wishes · expectations · opinions
connections
Relationships between things
- bondsTies that unite
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
responsibilities · duties · expectations · demands · requests · favors · needs · concerns · worries · health
possessions
Things one owns
- belongingsThings you possess
- homesPersonal living quarters
- estatesLarge property holdings
inheritances · wills · bequests · legacies · properties · heirlooms · wishes · expectations · opinions · approval
houses
Buildings for living
jobs · careers · achievements · successes · failures · problems · issues · drama · gossip · secrets
relatives'strangers
People unknown to you
non-relatives · outsiders · acquaintances · foreigners · friends
relatives'strangers
People unknown to you
unknowns · foreigners · aliens · others
- blood relativeFamily by biological descent
- relative toIn relation or proportion
- long-lost relativeFamily member found again
- relative povertyLacking versus local norms
- long lost relativeKin separated by time
- relative merits