Definitions for kin
kɪnkin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. kin, kinsperson, familynoun

   a person having kinship with another or others

   "he's kin"; "he's family"

2. kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribeadjective

   group of people related by blood or marriage

3. akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)adjective

   related by blood

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. kinnoun

   Race; family; breed; kind.

2. kinnoun

   Persons of the same race or family; kindred.

3. kinnoun

   One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

4. kinnoun

   Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.

5. kinnoun

   Kind; sort; manner; way.

6. kinadjective

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kinnoun

   Etymology: cynne, Saxon.

   1. Relation either of consanguinity or affinity.

   You must use them with fit respects, according to the bonds of nature; but you are of kin, and so a friend to their persons, not to their errours. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   Th’ unhappy Palamon,
   Whom Theseus holds in bonds, and will not free,
   Without a crime, except his kin to me. Dryden.

   2. Relatives; those who are of the same race.

   Tumultuous wars
   Shall kin with kin, and kind with kind confound. William Shakespeare.

   The father, mother, and the kin beside,
   Were overborn by fury of the tide. Dryden.

   3. A relation; one related.

   Then is the soul from God; so pagans say,
   Which saw by nature’s light her heavenly kind,
   Naming her kin to God, and God’s bright ray,
   A citizen of heav’n, to earth confin’d. Davies.

   4. The same generical class, though perhaps not the same species; thing related.

   The burst,
   And the ear-deaf’ning voice of the oracle,
   Kin to Jove’s thunder, so surpriz’d my sense,
   That I was nothing. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   The odour of the fixed nitre is very languid; but that which it discovers, being dissolved in a little hot water, is altogether differing from the stink of the other, being of kin to that of other alcalizate salts. Boyle.

   5. A diminutive termination from kind, a child, Dutch: as, manikin, minikin.

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1. kin

   Kin refers to members of an individual's family or relatives, related by blood, adoption, or marriage. It includes direct relations such as parents, siblings, children as well as extended family like grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. The term can also be used to describe a bond between people who feel a family-like connection, even if there is no biological or legal relationship.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kin

   a diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin

2. Kinnoun

   a primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings

3. Kinnoun

   relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent

4. Kinnoun

   relatives; persons of the same family or race

5. Kinadjective

   of the same nature or kind; kinder

6. Etymology: [Of Low German origin; cf. G. -chen, LG. -- ken.]

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1. Kin

   Kin is a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan. In 2012, the town had an estimated population of 11,390 and a density of 300 persons per km². The total area of Kin is 37.57 square kilometres. 59% of the land area of Kin remains under control of the United States military, the highest percentage of any municipality in Okinawa Prefecture. The population of the town is concentrated on a strip of land on the coast of Kin Bay. Kin is home to Camp Hansen, a military base of the United States Marines, as well as other smaller military installations. Kin is home to the Dragon Brand of awamori, with a beautiful Buddhist shrine built in 1522, and a 270 meter natural cave known as Kin Shonyudo that doubles as both a place of worship and a cellar for aging bottles of the drink.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kin

   kin, n. persons of the same family: relatives: relationship: affinity.—adj. related.—adj. Kin′less, without relations.—Next of kin, the relatives (lineal or collateral) of a deceased person, among whom his personal property is distributed if he dies intestate; Of kin, of the same kin. [A.S. cynn; Ice. kyn, Goth. kuni, family, race; cog. with L. genus, Gr. genos.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kin

   See KINN.

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1. kin

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2. KIN

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kin is ranked #16519 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kin surname appeared 1,739 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Kin.
   
   60.2% or 1,047 total occurrences were Asian.
   28.2% or 492 total occurrences were White.
   6.3% or 110 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.9% or 52 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for kin »

1. ink

How to pronounce kin?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say kin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kin in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of kin in a Sentence

1. Police Chief Daniel P. Thompson:

   This is the most important thing, is the families of this tragic event and making sure that the next of kin is conducted, that is our priority in this tragic incident.

2. AiR:

   We are looking for God outside, but the fact is that He lives within. We are searching in Temples and Churches, For the God that’s in kith and kin.

3. Per Karsten:

   You can only speculate as to whether The CT was one of Winstrup's next of kin, or whether someone else took the opportunity while preparing the coffin. But we hope to be able to clarify any kinship through a DNA test.

4. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein:

   Justice will be done, it may not be immediate, but hopefully as we go through the transition from total impunity to justice being realized, we will honor the victims and the kin of the victims.

5. Tom Thompson:

   No matter how much you disagree with your kin, if you are a thoroughbred you will not discuss their shortcomings with the neighbors.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=kin
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kin
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kin
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=kin
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=kin
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html