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kin
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kin  (kn)
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) One's relatives; family; kinfolk.
2. A kinsman or kinswoman.
adj.
Related; akin.

[Middle English, from Old English cyn; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

kin
Noun
1. a person's relatives collectively
2. See next of kin [Old English cyn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kinkin - a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"
affine - (anthropology) kin by marriage
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"
2.kinkin - 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.kin - related by blood
related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

kin
noun family, people, relations, relatives, connections, kindred, kinsmen, kith, kinsfolk, ainga N.Z. rellies Austral. (slang)
Translations
kin [kɪn] nparientes mpl

kin
n pl kin [kin]
persons of the same family; one's relations. familie أقْرِباء، أنسِباء рода rodina; příbuzenstvo slægt die Verwandtschaft σόι familia, parientes sugulaskond خوشاوند sukulaiset famille קְרוֹבֵי מִשפָּחָה संबंधी, रिश्तेदार rodbina rokon(ság) kerabat ættmenni, skyldmenni famiglia 親族 가족, 일가, 친척 giminė(s) dzimta; radi; radinieki keluarga verwanten slekt(ninger) krewni parente rudă семья; родня príbuzenstvo sorodstvo rodbina släktingar ญาติ akraba, hısım 家屬﹐親屬 рідня; кревність عزیز ، رشتہ دار dòng họ
adj
related. bloedverwant مَتَعَلِّق، قريب роднински příbuzný beslægtet verwandt συγγενής de la familia suguluses olev وابسته؛ منصوب samaa sukua parent קִרבַת-מִשפָּחָה संबंधित rođak rokon berkerabat skyldur parente 親族の 가족의, 친척의 giminingas radniecisks bersaudara verwant beslektet, i slekt (med) spokrewniony parente înrudit родственный príbuzný soroden rodbinski släkt เป็นญาติกัน akraba olan kimse; aileden olan 有親屬關系的 споріднений عزیز có họ
n pl kinsfolk [ˈinz-]
one's relations. maagskap أنْسِباء، أقارِب родственици příbuzní slægtning die Verwandtschaft συγγενολόι familia, parientes sugulased قوم و خویش sukulaiset parents, famille קָרוֹב-מִשפָחָה कुटुम्ब rodbina rokonok keluarga skyldmenni parentado 親族 친척 giminės radinieki; radi saudara mara verwanten slektninger, skyldfolk krewni parente rude, familie родня príbuzní sorodniki rodbina släktingar ญาติพี่น้อง akraba 家屬 родичі, рідня رشتے دار họ hàng
nouns kinsman [ˈkinz-]
a man or a woman of the same family as oneself. bloedverwantskap قَريب، نَسيب роднина příbuzný, příbuzná slægtning der/die Verwandte συγγενής pariente; parienta sugulane خویشاوند sukulainen parent(e) קָרוֹב-מִשפָּחָה रिश्तेदार rođak (vér)rokon, (nő)rokon kerabat ættingi parente 親族の男[] 일가 친척 giminaitis, giminaitė radinieks; radiniece saudara lelaki atau perempuan (bloed)verwant mannlig slektning; kvinnelig slektning krewniak parente rudă родственник príbuzný, -á sorodnik rođak släktingar ญาติพี่น้อง erkek/kadın akraba 親屬 родич, родичка ایک ہی خاندان کے افراد người bà con
next of kin
one's nearest relative(s). naasbestaande(s) أقْرَب الأقارِب най-близки роднини nejbližší příbuzný nærmeste der/die nächste Verwandte οι πλησιέστεροι συγγενείς pariente más próximo lähedalt sugulane بستگان نزدیک lähiomainen le plus proche parent שְׁאָר-בָּשָׂר הַקָרוֹב בְיוֹתֵר नजदीकी रिश्तेदार najbliži rođak legközelebbi hozzátartozó keluarga terdekat nánasti ættingi parente più prossimo 最近親者 가장 가까운 친척 artimiausias giminė tuvākais radinieks waris terdekat naaste verwante nærmeste slektning(er) najbliższa rodzina parente mais próximo ruda cea mai apropiată ближайший родственник najbližší príbuzný najbližji sorodnik najbliži rođak närmaste anhörig[] ญาติใกล้ชิดมากที่สุด en yakın akraba 最近的親屬 найближча рідня قریب تر رشتہ دار họ hàng gần 最近的


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