noun
- a person who is not related by blood or marriage
adjective
- not related by blood or marriage
Examples
- The inheritance was left to a nonrelative who had cared for the elderly woman.
- She listed her best friend as a nonrelative emergency contact.
- The adoption agency required references from both relatives and nonrelatives.
- In some cultures, nonrelative caregivers are less common than family care.
- The will specified that nonrelative beneficiaries would receive equal shares.
- He felt closer to his nonrelative mentor than to some family members.