"first-degree relative" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: first-degree relatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} first-degree relative (plural first-degree relatives)
  1. A blood relative who shares roughly half a person's DNA, such as a parent, full sibling, or child. Categories (topical): Family members Related terms: second-degree relative, third-degree relative, in-law

Inflected forms

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