pariente
/paˈɾjente/ · B1 · noun · mf
relative
👪 Looks like parent, but means any relative: a false friend
Pariente comes from Latin parens, the root of English parent. In Spanish it widened to cover the whole family: cousins, aunts, in-laws. For mother and father Spanish says padres. Parienta is the feminine form, used informally.