kindred

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.

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[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).]

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kindred·ness n.

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kindred

Adjective

1. having similar qualities: cholera, and other kindred diseases

2. related by blood or marriage

3. kindred spirit a person with whom one has something in common

Noun

1. relationship by blood or marriage

2. similarity in character

3. a person's relatives collectively [Middle English kinred]

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Kindred kinsfolk or relatives, collectively, 1225.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kindred - group of people related by blood or marriage clan, kin group, kinship group, kin, tribe 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" akin 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

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kindred

noun 1. family, relations, relatives, connections, flesh, kin, lineage, kinsmen, kinsfolk, ainga N.Z. rellies Austral. (slang)

adjective 2. similar, like, related, allied, corresponding, affiliated, akin, kin, cognate, matching

adjective 3. like-minded, similar, compatible, understanding, similar, friendly, sympathetic, responsive, agreeable, in tune, congenial, like, companionable

Translations

kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd] n → familia, parientes mpl

adj kindred spirits → almas fpl gemelas

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kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd] adj → apparenté(e);

kindred spirit → âme f sœur

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kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd] adj kindred spirit → Gleichgesinnte(r) f(m)

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kindred [ˈkɪndrɪd] adj → imparentato/a;

kindred spirit → spirito affine

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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 친척 giminės radi; radinieki; radniecība kekeluargaan verwanten familie, slekt krewni parentes rude родственники príbuzenstvo sorodstvo rod släktingar ญาติพี่น้อง akrabalar 家族，親屬 рід, родина عزیز ، رشتہ دار họ hàng 宗族，家族，亲属关系

adj

of the same sort climbing and kindred sports. verwante مُشابِه сродство příbuzný beslægtet verwandt παρεμφερής emparentado sarnane خانوادگی kaltainen du même genre קָרוֹב सजातीय, सदृश istovrsan rokon, hasonló sejenis líkur, ámóta simile 同類の 유사한, 동종의 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 同类的