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Kin·ship

/ˈkinˌSHip/

noun
- 1. blood relationship. Similar relationshiprelatednessbeing relatedfamily tiesfamily connectionsblood relationshipblood tiescommon ancestrycommon lineagekindredconnectionformal:consanguinitypropinquity
- ▪ a sharing of characteristics or origins: "they felt a kinship with architects" Similar affinitysympathykindredrapportharmonyunderstandingallianceassociationempathyclosenessfellow feelingbondcommunitycommunioncompatibilitylinkaccordfriendshiptogethernesssimilaritylikenessparallelparallelismconnectioncorrespondenceconcordanceequivalenceagreementsymmetryanalogyuniformity
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Human relationship term; web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of most humans in most societies; form of social connection
In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that the study of kinship is the study of what humans do with these basic facts of life – mating, gestation, parenthood, socialization, siblingship etc. Wikipedia
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