relatives

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/noun

People who belong to your family through birth, marriage, or adoption.

Example sentence

“All my relatives gathered for my grandfather's ninetieth birthday.”

'Distant relatives' is the common pairing. 'Relations' is a slightly more formal alternative for the same people.

Related words

kinshipThe family connection between people, whether through birth, marriage, or adoption.familyPeople connected to one another by birth, marriage, or adoption, especially a set of parents and their children.fianceTo promise someone in marriage; to engage or betroth.tribeA social and ethnic group that is bigger than a clan or band, though smaller than a nation, and may itself contain several clans.engagementThe state of being interested and involved in something, feeling drawn in and curious about what comes next.clanA large family group whose members trace their line back to the same ancestor, even when the exact links are unknown.