nonrelative

Examples

• All

• The majority of these youths (79 percent) were in a nonrelative foster care placement.

  Academic text (2006)

• A t-test was conducted for each academic variable; the results indicated that students placed in nonrelative care had significantly higher GPAs (p = .05) and a greater number of credits towards graduation (p = .05).

  Academic text (2006)

• One consequence of cannibalism is that cannibals may occasionally have to choose between eating a relative or a nonrelative.

  Academic text (1997)

• Nonrelative care 18.4 16.4 18.0 21.6 15.5 20.9

  Academic text (2012)

• Reflecting more independent living situations, 45% of the sample lived with a boyfriend or girlfriend, 36.4% lived with a nonrelative friend or family, 21.4% lived alone or were single parents, 20.2% lived with a spouse, and 5.8% were in the military.

  Academic text (2000)

• A series of t-tests were calculated to evaluate whether academic performance varied by type of foster care placement (relative or kinship foster care vs. nonrelative foster care).

  Academic text (2006)

• In addition, DHS provided information about each youth's foster care experience, including the number of foster care placements the youth had, the type of foster care placement (for example, nonrelative or kinship care), and length of time in foster care.

  Academic text (2006)

• Practical moral obligations are neither absolute (thou shalt not intentionally kill) nor relative (everything in life depends on "where you're coming from"). There are universal obligations that are nonsubjective, nonrelative, but they may conflict with one another; how these obligations are to be obeyed depends on the circumstances (although for each set of circumstances there is a naturally right course of action).

  Academic text (1999)

• Many people choose to adopt children from nonrelative backgrounds to provide them with loving homes.

• Living with a nonrelative roommate can often lead to new friendships and valuable experiences.

Synonyms

U

unrelated

vsnonrelative

94 3.5

Not connected to the topic or cause

focuses on simple independence often used before nouns

U

unconnected

vsnonrelative

1 5.0

Not related by birth or family ties

mentions family absence but is used more generally before nouns

U

unassociated

vsnonrelative

1 4.9

Not connected or related to something else, like two separate events

implies independent status especially as a modifier before nouns

N

non-related

vsnonrelative

3.5

Not connected to the main topic or activity

is used mainly before nouns rather than in general statements

N

nonfamily

vsnonrelative

4.9

People not related to you by blood or marriage

is broader and not limited to family ties

N

nonfamilial

vsnonrelative

• Specialized

8.1

Does not come from parents

applies to people or things more generally rather than only to inheritance

How Related

related

∞ 2.3

nonrelative

5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology