affiliate
n//əˈfɪl.i.eɪt//dotterbolag, filial, tilldöma, härleda, ansluta, förena, göra, uppta
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, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
(transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.