A person related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity is known as what?

• A. Relative
• B. Kin
• C. Immediate Family
• D. Member of the family

Answer: (D)

Understanding the idea here is about how closely someone is connected by blood or marriage. A third-degree relationship covers relatives who are more distant but still part of the family network—things like uncles/aunts, nieces/nephews, cousins, and relatives by marriage. The label that best matches anyone tied to you within that range is simply a member of the family. This term is broad enough to include both blood and related-by-marriage connections that fall in the third degree.

Immediate family is too narrow because it usually refers to closer relations (parents, children, siblings, spouses) and wouldn’t cover those more distant third-degree connections. While “relative” or “kin” are accurate, the phrase that most naturally names someone in that whole third-degree family group is “member of the family.”