A thing perceived as resembling, or having a close connection to, another or others. Frequently with †to or of, and with preceding qualifying…

figurative. A thing which or person who is related to, connected with, or analogous to another, on account of similarities of nature, attributes…

A thing (or †person) standing in some relation to another. Now rare.

Something having a close kinship or relationship to another; something belonging to the same class or… With reference to a material thing, place, etc.

figurative. A thing which (or occasionally person who) is closely related to or connected with another, on account of common ancestry, or…

A thing which is closely connected to, associated with, or accompanies something else.

Something which is similar to another thing in nature or characteristics, or placed near it in classification; esp. (Biology) an organism which is…

An affinity, relationship, or connection. Also: a thing related to something else.

figurative. singular. One of two thus related; in early use sometimes = mate, companion; now usually with of, to, or possessive: something closely…

Anything connected or related in idea with another. Obsolete.

A thing that has affinity with another: cf. sympathize, v. 2a, and sympathy, n. 1 2.

= relative, n. 2a.

figurative. A thing which or person who is closely related to or connected with another, due to similarities of nature, attributes, etc.; a…

= family resemblance, n. 2.

Similarity between things which are considered to be connected or related; an instance of this.