noun
Meaning 1
Something neglected or seen as inferior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: red-headed stepchild
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
poor relation
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: stiefkind — Translations
- Dutch: stiefkindje — Translations
- Finnish: köyhä sukulainen — Translations
- French: parent pauvre — Translations
- Greek: φτωχός συγγενής (ftochós syngenís) — Translations
- Italian: parente povero — Translations
- Polish: ubogi krewny — Translations
- Russian: бе́дный ро́дственник (bédnyj ródstvennik) — Translations
- Spanish: pariente pobre — Translations