Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🔗 Not connected 👤 Not family
non-related

non-related

3.8
A person who is not part of the same family
  • adjective
  • /nɒn-rɪˈleɪtɪd/
translation icon : no relacionado
  • Adoption agencies often match children with non-related families.

Examples

  • The organ was donated by a non-related volunteer who wanted to help.

  • She is a non-related guardian for the child.

  • A non-related witness provided important information to the police.

  • The two children are non-related.

  • The organ was donated by a non-related volunteer who wanted to help.

  • Adoption agencies often match children with non-related families.

  • She is a non-related guardian for the child.

Synonyms

unrelated
vsnon-related
10 3.5

Not members of the same family by birth or marriage

is stated as not being a relative rather than a kinship term
unconnected
vsnon-related
1 5.0

Not related by birth or family ties

is about not being a relative rather than lacking any relationship
nonfamily
vsnon-related
4.9

People not related to you by blood or marriage

is framed as not being a relative instead of family membership

Antonyms

related
184 1.8

Connected by blood or marriage

How Close

parent
∞ 1.0
sibling
253 1.0
kinship
  • Specialized
5 4.8
relative
645 1.0
cousin
∞ 1.0
non-related
3.8

Surface Forms

non-related positive

Morphology

non-related = related (transparent) = non + related

The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the meaning of 'related', making the meaning transparent.

Etymology

Non-related is made from non- meaning 'not' and related meaning 'family or connected'. So non-related means someone who is 'not a family member', which is why we talk about a non-related donor or witness who is not part of the family.