Kinship is the relationship between members of the same family.
The ties of kinship may have helped the young man find his way in life.
...her kinship to the English King.
2. uncountable noun
If you feel kinshipwith someone, you feel close to them, because you have a similar background or similar feelings or ideas.
She evidently felt a sense of kinship with the woman. [+ with]
...the warmth and kinship one farmer feels for another.
Synonyms: similarity, relationship, association, bearing More Synonyms of kinship
More Synonyms of kinship
kinship in British English
(ˈkɪnʃɪp)
noun
1.
blood relationship
2.
the state of having common characteristics or a common origin
kinship in American English
(ˈkɪnˌʃɪp)
noun
1.
family relationship
2.
relationship; close connection
Word origin
see kin & -ship
Examples of 'kinship' in a sentence
kinship
Majesty that she feels most kinship with.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The present chapter takes a very broad comparative and evolutionary look at family and kinship.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
His poetry showed people once again how to feel a kinship with nature.
Christianity Today (2000)
Nine out of ten family or kinship carers do not do this.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Family networks and kinship obligations also play an important role.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
This kind of exchange can be effective only when it is embedded in kinship or close personal relationships.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
The kinship the narrator feels between himself and the woman is a tenuous pretext for such a quest.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
We like staff, we feel a kinship.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But he feels a particular kinship for Lancaster.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Rivers found himself drawn to sociological issues, especially family and kinship.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Its culture is dying; its patterns of family and kinship are under siege.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I feel a great kinship with it.
The Sun (2013)
A man who feels kinship with aggressive alpha males.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is hoped that all American audiences will warm to this as many of them feel family kinship is currently lacking.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Parts of this chapter may require an extra dose of concentration, but the study of varieties of kinship arrangements is one of the oldest interests of anthropology.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
I can feel the fingers searching like moles' noses to find kindness and kinship, and a little care.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
1 (noun)
Definition
blood relationship
the ties of kinship
Synonyms
relationship
kin
family ties
consanguinity (formal)
ties of blood
blood relationship
2 (noun)
Definition
the state of having common characteristics
She evidently felt a sense of kinship with the woman.
Synonyms
similarity
the astonishing similarity between my brother and my eldest son
relationship
Money problems place great stress on close family relationships.
association
The association between the two companies stretches back 30 years.
bearing
My father's achievements don't have any bearing on what I do.
connection
There is no evidence of any connection between the two events.
alliance
an alliance between philanthropy and medicine
correspondence
correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity
affinity
The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of affinity
Definition
a close similarity in appearance, structure, or quality
The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
Synonyms
similarity,
relationship,
relation,
connection,
alliance,
correspondence,
analogy,
resemblance,
closeness,
likeness,
compatibility,
kinship
in the sense of alliance
Definition
the state of being allied
an alliance between philanthropy and medicine
Synonyms
relationship,
association,
bond,
connection,
affinity,
rapport,
kinship
in the sense of association
Definition
friendship
The association between the two companies stretches back 30 years.
Synonyms
friendship,
relationship,
link,
tie,
relations,
bond,
connection,
partnership,
attachment,
intimacy,
liaison,
fellowship,
affinity,
familiarity,
affiliation,
companionship,
comradeship,
fraternization
Nearby words of
kinship
kink
kinky
kinsfolk
kinship
kinsman
kiosk
kismet
Synonyms of 'kinship'
kinship
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of bearing
Definition
relevance to
My father's achievements don't have any bearing on what I do.
Synonyms
relevance,
relation,
application,
connection,
import,
reference,
significance,
pertinence,
appurtenance
in the sense of connection
Definition
a relationship or association
There is no evidence of any connection between the two events.
Synonyms
association,
relationship,
link,
relation,
bond,
correspondence,
relevance,
tie-in,
correlation,
interrelation
in the sense of consanguinity
Synonyms
blood-relationship,
affinity,
kin,
kinship,
kindred,
family tie
in the sense of correspondence
Definition
relationship or similarity
correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity