a poor relation



a poor relation

someone or something that is believed to be less important than another similar person or thing Video, once seen as the poor relation of cinema, is now a major source of revenue for film companies.
See also: poor, relation

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eoforwine-Anglo-Saxon
Kassiopeia-Greek Mythology
Philotheos-Ancient Greek
Raffaele-Italian
ArnoldAHR-nəld (English), AHR-nawlt (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
Adebowale-Western African, Yoruba