is a specific kind of: relation.

is a broader term that covers: affinity, phylogenetic relation | descent, filiation, line of descent, lineage | affinity | blood kinship, cognation, consanguinity | birth, parentage | fatherhood, paternity | maternity, motherhood | sisterhood, sistership | brotherhood | marital bed, marital relationship.

domain category: anthropology.

derivation: clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe | relation, relative | family, kin, kinsperson.