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kin

1

[ kin ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
  2. family relationship or kinship.
  3. a group of persons descended from a common ancestor or constituting a people, clan, tribe, or family.
  4. a relative or kinsman.
  5. someone or something of the same or similar kind:

    philosophy and its kin, theology.



adjective

  1. of the same family; related; akin.
  2. of the same kind or nature; having affinity.

-kin

2
  1. a diminutive suffix of nouns:

    lambkin.

-kin

1

suffix forming nouns

  1. small

    lambkin

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kin

2

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a person's relatives collectively; kindred
  2. a class or group with similar characteristics
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adjective

  1. postpositive related by blood
  2. a less common word for akin
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Other yvlog Forms

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of kin1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English cyn; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German kunni, Old Norse kyn, Gothic kuni; akin to Latin genus, Greek éԴDz, Sanskrit áԲ; gender 1.

Origin of kin2

Middle English < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German -ken; cognate with German -chen
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of kin1

from Middle Dutch, of West Germanic origin; compare German -chen

Origin of kin2

Old English cyn; related to Old Norse kyn family, Old High German kind child, Latin genus kind
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. of kin, of the same family; related; akin:

    Although their surnames are identical they are not of kin.

More idioms and phrases containing kin

see kith and kin .
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Example Sentences

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The identities of the four soldiers, who were assigned to the 1st Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, have been withheld until their next of kin are informed.

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Tesla’s ability to outrage and inspire may seem novel to some but the vehicle may be a spiritual kin with another scorned vehicle, General Motors’ Hummer.

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The victim’s identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin, officials said.

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County Medical Examiner’s Office said information about the case remained limited because “legal next of kin have not been notified.”

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Ms Knight said "we don't currently have a next of kin or family."

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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