distant cousin

language: ja

definitions

  1. A relative who is connected to you through a common ancestor but is not a close family member, such as a second or third cousin.
    ja: 遠い親戚
  2. Something that bears a slight resemblance to or is loosely related to something else.
    ja: 遠い親戚

examples

  1. With five daughters and no son, the estate would go to a distant cousin when Mr. Smith passes away.

    息子がおらず娘が5人いるため、スミス氏が亡くなると遺産は遠い親戚に渡ることになります。

  2. This new software is a distant cousin to the original program, sharing only a few basic features.

    この新しいソフトウェアは元のプログラムの遠い親戚のようなもので、基本的な機能がわずかに共通しているだけです。