db={people:[{"_id":ObjectId("3a9ccf7de6348936d88b3601"),"first_name":"John","last_name":"Doe"},{"_id":ObjectId("3a9ccf7de6348936d88b3602"),"first_name":"Jane","last_name":"Doe"},{"_id":ObjectId("3a9ccf7de6348936d88b3603"),"first_name":"Bobby","last_name":"Doe"}],relations:[{"_id":ObjectId("5aa9a283e40f140014485116"),"person_id":ObjectId("3a9ccf7de6348936d88b3603"),"parent_id":ObjectId("3a9ccf7de6348936d88b3601"),"position":"father"},{"_id":ObjectId("5aa9a283e40f140014485117"),"person_id":ObjectId("3a9ccf7de6348936d88b3603"),"parent_id":ObjectId("3a9ccf7de6348936d88b3602"),"position":"mother"}]}

db.people.aggregate([{$lookup:{from:"relations",localField:"_id",foreignField:"person_id",as:"relations"}},{$lookup:{from:"people",localField:"relations.parent_id",foreignField:"_id",as:"relations"}}])