relationships

1. a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)Examples: "the relationship between mothers and their children"Synonyms: human relationship, relationship

2. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)Examples: "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"Synonyms: relationship

3. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countriesSynonyms: relationship

4. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoptionSynonyms: family relationship, kinship, relationship