plural of affiliation

The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another. / (law) The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity

Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.

plural of affiliate

present participle of affiliate

Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.

(transitive) To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring / (transitive) to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. / (transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of

(of behaviour) tending to promote social cohesion

simple past tense and past participle of affiliate

Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.