kin

kin

 (kĭn)

n.

1.

a. (used with a pl. verb) One's relatives or family: visited my aunt and her kin.

b. A relative or family member: Is she kin of yours?

2. (used with a pl. verb) Organisms that are genetically related to another or others: cauliflower and its kin.

adj.

1. Related genetically or in the same family.

2. Related or similar; akin: "If he feels a wisp of longing for her ... it is kin to what the serpent must have felt for Eve" (Barbara Klein Moss).

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

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kin

(kɪn)

n

1. a person's relatives collectively; kindred

2. a class or group with similar characteristics

3. See next of kin

adj

4. (postpositive) related by blood

5. a less common word for akin

[Old English cyn; related to Old Norse kyn family, Old High German kind child, Latin genus kind]

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kin

(kɪn)

n.

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.

7. of the same kind or nature; having affinity.

Idioms:

of kin, related; akin.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English cyn; c. Old Saxon, Old High German kunni, Old Norse kyn, Gothic kuni; akin to Latin genus, Greek génos, Skt jánas. compare gender¹]

kin′less, adj.

-kin

a diminutive suffix of nouns: catkin.

[Middle English < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German -ken]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kin - a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" kinsperson, 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.	kin - group of people related by blood or marriage clan, kin group, kindred, kinship group, 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.	kin - related by blood       blood-related, consanguine, consanguineal, consanguineous, akin, cognate related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

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kin

noun family, people, relations, relatives, connections, kindred, kinsmen, kith, kinsfolk She has gone to live with her husband's kin.

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kin

noun

1. One's relatives collectively:

family, kindred, kinfolk.

2. A person connected to another person by blood or marriage:

kinsman, kinswoman, relation, relative.

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Translations

أقْرِباء، أنسِباءمَتَعَلِّق، قريب

beslægtetslægt

SippeverwandtVerwandtschaft

de la familiafamiliaresparienteparientes

sukusukulainen

parentfamille

ættmenni, skyldmenniskyldur

congiuntoparenteparenti

artimiausias giminėgiminaitėgiminaitisgķminės

dzimtaradiradiniekiradniecisks

i slektslekt

parente

родня

aileden olanakrabaakraba olan kimsehısım

亲属家属家族有亲属关系的

kin

[kɪn] N → familiares mpl, parientes mpl
next of kin → familiar(es) m(pl) or pariente(s) m(pl) más cercano(s)

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kin

[ˈkɪn] n (= relations) → famille f
see also next of kin, kith and kin

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

kin

n → Familie f, → Verwandte pl, → Verwandtschaft f; has he any kin? → hat er Verwandte or Familie? ? kith, next of kin

adj → verwandt (to mit)

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kin

[kɪn] n → parenti mpl, familiari mpl
see also kith, next of kin

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

kin

(kin) noun plural

persons of the same family; one's relations. familie أقْرِباء، أنسِباء рода parente rodina; příbuzenstvo die Verwandtschaft slægt σόιfamilia, parientes sugulaskond خوشاوند sukulaiset famille קְרוֹבֵי מִשפָּחָה संबंधी, रिश्तेदार rodbina rokon(ság) kerabat ættmenni, skyldmenni famiglia 親族 친척 giminė(s) dzimta; radi; radinieki keluarga verwantenslektkrewni خپلوان،د كورني خلك parente rudă семья; родня príbuzenstvo sorodstvo rodbina släktingar ญาติ akraba, hısım 家屬，親屬 рідня; кревність عزیز ، رشتہ دار dòng họ 家族，家属，亲属

adjective

related. bloedverwant مَتَعَلِّق، قريب роднински parente příbuzný verwandt beslægtet συγγενήςde la familia suguluses olev وابسته؛ منصوب sukua parent קִרבַת-מִשפָּחָה संबंधित rođak rokon berkerabat skyldur parente 親族の 친척의 giminingas radniecisks bersaudara verwantbeslektet, i slektspokrewniony تړاو،مربوط،ويل شوي parente înrudit родственный príbuzný soroden rodbinski släkt เป็นญาติกัน akraba olan kimse; aileden olan 有親屬關係的 споріднений عزیز có họ 有亲属关系的

ˈkinsfolk (ˈinz-) noun plural

one's relations. maagskap أنْسِباء، أقارِب родственици parente příbuzní die Verwandtschaft slægtning 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, skyldfolkkrewni خپلوان،د كورني خلك parente rude, familie родня príbuzní sorodniki rodbina släktingar ญาติพี่น้อง akraba 親屬 родичі, рідня رشتے دار họ hàng 亲属

ˈkinsman (ˈkinz-) , ˈkinswoman (ˈkinz-) – plurals ˈkinsmen, ~ˈkinswomen – nouns

a man or a woman of the same family as oneself. bloedverwantskap قَريب، نَسيب роднина parente příbuzný, příbuzná der/die Verwandte slægtning συγγενήςpariente; parienta sugulane خویشاوند sukulainen parent קָרוֹב-מִשפָּחָה रिश्तेदार rođak (vér)rokon, (nő)rokon kerabat ættingi parente 親族の男[] (특히 남자) 친척, 일가 giminaitis, giminaitė radinieks; radiniece saudara lelaki atau perempuan verwantmannlig slektning; kvinnelig slektning krewniak خپلوان،د كورني خلك parente rudă родственник príbuzný, -á sorodnik rođak släktingar ญาติพี่น้อง erkek/kadın akraba 家屬 родич, родичка ایک ہی خاندان کے افراد người bà con 亲属

next of kin

one's nearest relative(s). naasbestaande(s) أقْرَب الأقارِب най-близки роднини parente mais próximo nejbližší příbuzný der/die nächste Verwandte nærmeste 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 근친자 artimiausias giminė tuvākais radinieks waris terdekat naaste verwante nærmeste slektning najbliższa rodzina نږدي خپلوان parente mais próximo ruda cea mai apropiată ближайший родственник najbližší príbuzný najbližji sorodnik najbliži rođak närmaste anhörig[a] ญาติใกล้ชิดมากที่สุด en yakın akraba 最近的親屬 найближча рідня قریب تر رشتہ دار họ hàng gần 最近的亲属

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kin

n parientes mf, familia; next of — parientes más cercanos

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