The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AUNT , but the solution may also be SIS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Close relative crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AUNT | 40 % | 4 |
| SIS | 27 % | 3 |
| SIB | 13 % | 3 |
| NIECE | 7 % | 5 |
| COUSIN | 7 % | 6 |
| FIRSTCOUSIN | 7 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Close relative
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- family
- kin
- relation
- adoptive
- affiliation
- affinal
- affine
- agnatic
- agnation
- akin
- alloparent
- alloparental
Crossword Answer definitions
AUNT noun- The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- The female cousin of one’s parent.
- A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- Any elderly woman.
- A procuress or bawd.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AUNT
- Tom's Polly or Dorothy's Em
- Bee or Em
- Bee, to Opie
- Em or Bee
- Em, to Dorothy
- Mom's sister
- Tom's Polly
- West End classic "Charley's ___"
- Bee, to Andy
- Cousin's mom
More clues leading to the result SIS
- Auntie, to mom
- Boom preceder, perhaps
- Magda, to Zsa Zsa
- Sib's nickname
- "____ Boom Bah" : Heller novel
- Bro's kin
- Cheer starter
- Family member
- Family nickname
- Lorna, to Liza
More clues leading to the result SIB
- Bro or sis
- Bro, briefly
- Bro, generically
- Bro, e.g.
- See 10 Down
- Twin, e.g.
- Auntie, to mom
- Family vacay attendee
- First bedroom sharer, for short
- Room sharer, for short
More clues leading to the result NIECE
- Agnes de Mille, to Cecil B.
- Bro's daughter
- Eleanor Roosevelt, to Teddy
- Dorothy, to Em
- Maria, to Ted
- Relative
- Sibling's offspring
- Your brother's son's sister
- Agnes, to Cecil B.
- Brother's daughter, e.g.
More clues leading to the result COUSIN
- Member of the family
- Aunt's issue
- Victoria, to Albert
- "My __ Vinny"
- Kissin' kin
- "Kissin'" relative
- Ice Cube, to Del tha Funkee Homosapien
- Kissing ____
- Reunion attendee
- Kissing ___