Definitions for kinkɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kinkɪn(n.)
all of a person's relatives; kindred.
Category: Anthropology, Sociology
a relative or kinsman.
Category: Anthropology, Sociology
a group of persons tracing or claiming descent from a common ancestor, or constituting a family, clan, tribe, or race.
Category: Anthropology, Sociology
someone or something of the same or similar kind.
family relationship or kinship.
Category: Anthropology, Sociology
(adj.)of the same family; related; akin.
of the same kind or nature; having affinity.
Idioms for kin:
of kin,related; akin.
Category: Idiom
Origin of kin:
bef. 900; ME; OE cyn; c. OS, OHG kunni, ON kyn, Go kuni; akin to L genus, Gk génos, Skt jánas. Cf. gender1
kin′less(adj.)
-kin
a diminutive suffix of nouns:
catkin.
Category: Affix
Origin of -kin:
ME < MD, MLG -ken
Princeton's WordNet
kin, kinsperson, family(noun)
a person having kinship with another or others
"he's kin"; "he's family"
kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe(adj)
group of people related by blood or marriage
akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)(adj)
related by blood
Wiktionary
kin(Noun)
Race; family; breed; kind.
kin(Noun)
Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
kin(Noun)
One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
kin(Noun)
Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
kin(Noun)
Kind; sort; manner; way.
kin(Adjective)
Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to"
It turns out my back-fence neighbor is kin to one of my co-workers.
Webster Dictionary
kin(u)
a diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin
Kin(noun)
a primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings
Kin(noun)
relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent
Kin(noun)
relatives; persons of the same family or race
Kin(adj)
of the same nature or kind; kinder
Translations for kin
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
kin(adjective)
related.
- bloedverwantAfrikaans
- مَتَعَلِّق، قريبArabic
- роднинскиBulgarian
- parentePortuguese (BR)
- příbuznýCzech
- verwandtGerman
- beslægtetDanish
- συγγενήςGreek
- de la familiaSpanish
- suguluses olevEstonian
- وابسته؛ منصوبFarsi
- sukuaFinnish
- parentFrench
- קִרבַת-מִשפָּחָהHebrew
- संबंधितHindi
- rođakCroatian
- rokonHungarian
- berkerabatIndonesian
- skyldurIcelandic
- parenteItalian
- 親族のJapanese
- 친척의Korean
- giminingasLithuanian
- radniecisksLatvian
- bersaudaraMalay
- verwantDutch
- beslektet, i slekt (med)Norwegian
- spokrewnionyPolish
- ،بيان شده وابسته؛ منصوبPersian
- تړاو،مربوط،ويل شويPashto
- parentePortuguese
- înruditRomanian
- родственныйRussian
- príbuznýSlovak
- sorodenSlovenian
- rodbinskiSerbian
- släktSwedish
- เป็นญาติกันThai
- akraba olan kimse; aileden olanTurkish
- 有親屬關係的Chinese (Trad.)
- спорідненийUkrainian
- عزیزUrdu
- có họVietnamese
- 有亲属关系的Chinese (Simp.)
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