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kindred

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kin·dred  (kndrd)
n.
1. A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.
2. (used with a pl. verb) A person's relatives; kinfolk.
adj.
1. Of the same ancestry or family: kindred clans.
2. Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character: kindred emotions.

[Middle English kinrede, kindrede, from Late Old English cynrde : cyn, kin; see gen- in Indo-European roots + -rde, condition (from Old English rden, -rden, condition; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]

kindred·ness n.

kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd]
adj
1. having similar or common qualities, origin, etc.
2. related by blood or marriage
kindred spirit a person with whom one has something in common
n
1. relationship by blood
2. similarity in character
3. a person's relatives collectively
[C12 kinred, from kin + -red, from Old English rǣden rule, from rǣdan to rule]
kindredness , kindredship n

Kindred kinsfolk or relatives, collectively, 1225.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kindredkindred - group of people related by blood or marriage
social group - people sharing some social relation
mishpachah, mishpocha - (Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha"
family unit, family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
folks - your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"
family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin
totem - a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel - twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob
relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
clan member, clansman, clanswoman - a member of a clan
tribesman - someone who lives in a tribe
Adj.1.kindred - similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"
similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"
2.kindred - related by blood or marriage; "kindred clans"
related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

kindred
noun
family, relations, relatives, connections, flesh, kin, lineage, kinsmen, kinsfolk The offender made proper restitution to the victim's kindred.
adjective
1. similar, like, related, allied, corresponding, affiliated, akin, kin, cognate, matching I recall discussions with her on these and kindred topics.
Translations
kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd]
A. ADJ (= related by blood or group) → emparentado; [language] → de un tronco común (fig) → afín, semejante
kindred spiritsalmas fpl gemelas
to have a kindred feeling for sbsentirse hermano de algn
B. N (= relations) → familia f, parientes mpl

kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd] adj (= similar) → apparenté(e)
kindred spirit nâme f sœur
We are kindred spirits → Nous sommes des âmesurs.

kindred
n no pl (= relatives)Verwandtschaft f
adj (= related)verwandt; kindred spiritGleichgesinnte(r) mf

kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd]
1. adj (tribes, peoples) → imparentato/a; (language) → affine
to have a kindred feeling for sb → sentirsi molto vicino/a a qn
2. n (relations) → familiari mpl, parenti mpl

kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd]
1. adj (tribes, peoples) → imparentato/a; (language) → affine
to have a kindred feeling for sb → sentirsi molto vicino/a a qn
2. n (relations) → familiari mpl, parenti mpl

kindred
n pl kindred [ˈkindrid]
one's relatives. verwantskap أقارِب، أنْسِباء، أهْل родственици příbuzenství slægt die Verwandtschaft σόι familia, parientes sugulased خانواده sukulaiset parents קִרבָה מִשפַּחתִית रिश्तेदार srodstvo rokonság kerabat fjölskylda parenti 親族 혈연 giminės radi; radinieki; radniecība kekeluargaan verwanten familie, slekt krewni parentes rude родственники príbuzenstvo sorodstvo rod släktingar ญาติพี่น้อง akrabalar 親屬 рід, родина عزیز ، رشتہ دار họ hàng
adj
of the same sort climbing and kindred sports. verwante مُشابِه сродство příbuzný beslægtet verwandt παρεμφερής emparentado sarnane خانوادگی samanlainen du même genre קָרוֹב सजातीय, सदृश istovrsan rokon, hasonló sejenis líkur, ámóta simile 同類の 혈연의 giminingas, panašus radniecisks; radniecīgs; līdzīgs serupa verwant beslektet, liknende pokrewny afins din aceeaşi categorie родственный príbuzný soroden srodan besläktad ที่มีความเกี่ยวดองกัน aynı türden olan 同類的 родинний; близький مماثل cùng loại


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I cannot picture her; but I shall know her, know her inerrably as these your wood children find out each other untaught, as the butterfly that has never seen his kindred knows his painted mate, passing on the wing all others by.
To all outward appearance two perfectly commonplace children, we were mysteriously united by some kindred association of the spirit in her and the spirit in me, which not only defied discovery by our young selves, but which lay too deep for investigation by far older and far wiser heads than ours.
Tenderly they gathered them, with the night-dew fresh upon their leaves, and as they wove chanted sweet spells, and whispered fairy blessings on the bright messengers whom they sent forth to die in a dreary land, that their gentle kindred might bloom unharmed.
 
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