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   Kin

   /kin/

   

   noun

   • 1. one's family and relations: "he is expected to make a payment to his wife's kin"
   • ▪ animals or plants that are related to a particular species or kind: "dolphins, whales, and their kin"

   adjective

   • 1. related: "he was kin to the brothers"

   Word Origin Old Englishcynn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kunne, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘give birth to’, shared by Greek genos and Latin genus ‘race’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. kinless adjective

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   What does kin mean?

   • a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk. family relationship or kinship. a group of persons descended from a common ancestor or constituting a people, clan, tribe, or family. a relative or kinsman. philosophy and its kin, theology. of the same family; related; akin. of the same kind or nature; having affinity. lambkin.

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   What is the meaning of kinship?

   • 1. all of a person's relatives; kindred. 2. a relative or kinsman. 3. a group of persons tracing or claiming descent from a common ancestor, or constituting a family, clan, tribe, or race. 4. someone or something of the same or similar kind. 5. family relationship or kinship. 6. of the same family; related; akin.

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   What does next of kin mean?

   • Originally referring to one’s family or race, kin narrowed to refer just to one’s blood relations. Your "next of kin" is your closest family member: spouse, child, parent, or sibling. "Kin."

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   What is a Kith & Kin?

   • When someone refers to their kith and kin, she means her friends and family. Both words date back to Old English, with kin reaching back to the 700s. Originally referring to one’s family or race, kin narrowed to refer just to one’s blood relations. Your "next of kin" is your closest family member: spouse, child, parent, or sibling.

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   The meaning of KIN is a group of persons of common ancestry : clan. How to use kin in a sentence. a group of persons of common ancestry : clan; one's relatives : kindred; kinsman…

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   a group of persons descended from a common ancestor or constituting a people, clan, tribe, or family. a relative or kinsman. someone or something of the same or similar kind: philosophy and its kin, theology.

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   KIN meaning: 1. family and relations 2. your closest relation or relations: 3. family and relations. Learn more.

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   KIN definition: 1. family and relations 2. your closest relation or relations: 3. family and relations. Learn more.

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   Originally referring to one’s family or race, kin narrowed to refer just to one’s blood relations. Your "next of kin" is your closest family member: spouse, child, parent, or sibling. Definitions of kin. noun. a person having kinship with another or others. “he's kin ”. synonyms: family, kinsperson. see more. noun.

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   1. all of a person's relatives; kindred. 2. a relative or kinsman. 3. a group of persons tracing or claiming descent from a common ancestor, or constituting a family, clan, tribe, or race. 4. someone or something of the same or similar kind. 5. family relationship or kinship. adj. 6. of the same family; related; akin.

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   3 days ago · 6 meanings: 1. a person's relatives collectively; kindred 2. a class or group with similar characteristics 3. → See next of kin.... Click for more definitions.