Perekonnaliige
Perekonnaliige is the Estonian term for a member of a family. It refers to a person who is connected to another person by kinship or by marriage within a family group. The concept covers relatives by blood as well as those connected through marriage, such as spouses and in-laws, and may in some contexts include adoptive or other formally recognized family ties.
In practical use, perekonnaliige is commonly found in genealogical work, official records, and administrative language where
Etymology and nuance: the word combines perekond (family) with liige (member), yielding a formal synonym for
See also: sugulane, lähisugulane, abikaasa, vanem, laps, vanavanem.