kin

1 of 3

noun

ˈkin

: a group of persons of common ancestry : clan

: one's relatives : kindred

our neighbors and their kin

close kin

: kinsman

he wasn't any kin to you

Jean Stafford

archaic : kinship

kin

2 of 3

adjective

: kindred, related

-kin

3 of 3

noun suffix

kən

variants or less commonly -kins

kənz

: little

catkin

babykins

Example Sentences

Noun They are her distant kin. invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Beyond these, solitary Joshuas beckon, perhaps forgotten and celibate, no mate or any other kin as far as the eye can see.

Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online, 15 May 2017 To conduct a next-of-kin notification, a Calaveras County sheriff’s deputy arrived at about 10 a.m. on July 13 at a residence in the 9000 block of Camanche Parkway in Wallace, Stark said.

Summer Linstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 In Indian Territory, what had been a set of highly varied, sometimes kin-adjacent forms of enslavement began to harden, and Indian attitudes and practices edged closer to those of white Americans.

Philip Deloria, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Yet as far as sibling resemblance, the Artura seems closer kin to the 819 hp Ferrari 296 GTB.

Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 July 2022 This was one of the last of the elephant kin in North America.

Peter Brannen, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 Other artistic scions include Devin Allen, Deana Lawson, Dario Calmese, Derrick Adams and, perhaps Parks’s closest creative kin, Jamel Shabazz.

Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 Because if having antibiotics around encourages bacteria to evolve resistance, taking antibiotics away robs them of their superpower…and leaves them a little bit weaker than their non-resistant kin.

Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 8 June 2022 By contrast, the French word for scarcity, rareté, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep, with engagé, écarté, and retardé leading the pack.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 See More

单词	kin
释义	kin 1 of 3 noun ˈkin 1 : a group of persons of common ancestry : clan 2 a : one's relatives : kindred our neighbors and their kin close kin b : kinsman he wasn't any kin to you Jean Stafford 3 archaic : kinship kin 2 of 3 adjective : kindred, related -kin 3 of 3 noun suffix kən variants or less commonly -kins kənz : little catkin babykins Synonyms Noun blood clan family folks house kindred kinfolk kinfolks kinsfolk line lineage people race stock tribe See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun They are her distant kin. invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party Recent Examples on the Web Noun Beyond these, solitary Joshuas beckon, perhaps forgotten and celibate, no mate or any other kin as far as the eye can see. Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online, 15 May 2017 To conduct a next-of-kin notification, a Calaveras County sheriff’s deputy arrived at about 10 a.m. on July 13 at a residence in the 9000 block of Camanche Parkway in Wallace, Stark said. Summer Linstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 In Indian Territory, what had been a set of highly varied, sometimes kin-adjacent forms of enslavement began to harden, and Indian attitudes and practices edged closer to those of white Americans. Philip Deloria, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Yet as far as sibling resemblance, the Artura seems closer kin to the 819 hp Ferrari 296 GTB. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 July 2022 This was one of the last of the elephant kin in North America. Peter Brannen, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 Other artistic scions include Devin Allen, Deana Lawson, Dario Calmese, Derrick Adams and, perhaps Parks’s closest creative kin, Jamel Shabazz. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 Because if having antibiotics around encourages bacteria to evolve resistance, taking antibiotics away robs them of their superpower…and leaves them a little bit weaker than their non-resistant kin. Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 8 June 2022 By contrast, the French word for scarcity, rareté, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep, with engagé, écarté, and retardé leading the pack. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Old English cynn; akin to Old High German chunni race, Latin genus birth, race, kind, Greek genos, Latin gignere to beget, Greek gignesthai to be born Adjective attributive use of kin entry 1 Noun suffix Middle English, from Middle Dutch -kin; akin to Old High German -chīn, diminutive suffix First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1597, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing kin kin selection kin to next of kin kith and kin kin selection kin to next of kin kith and kin Kids Definition kin 1 of 2 noun ˈkin 1 : a person's relatives 2 : kinsman -kin 2 of 2 noun suffix kən variants also -kins kənz : little lambkin Legal Definition kin noun : one's relatives kin 1 of 2 noun 1 as in family a group of persons who come from the same ancestor invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance family tribe clan house folks kinfolk kindred descendant kinfolks lineage kinsfolk people race blood household kith stock descendent dynasty relative line kinsman offspring extended family progeny brood blended family nuclear family clansman kinswoman scion seed issue Antonyms & Near Antonyms origin birth ancestry descent extraction pedigree 2 as in cousin a person connected with another by blood or marriage since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding Synonyms & Similar Words cousin relative kinsman relation family folk kinfolk tribe clan kindred kinswoman kinsfolk in-law people kinfolks lineage house blood race stock kissing cousin line Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonrelative kin 2 of 2 adjective as in kindred Synonyms & Similar Words kindred allied related congeneric like cognate connatural such akin corresponding alike analogous similar resembling matching correspondent congenial comparable parallel suchlike connate ditto resemblant relatable virtual commensurate twin proportionate congenerous same tantamount equivalent selfsame duplicate approaching synonymous consistent interchangeable approximating redundant identical indistinguishable entire coextensive conformable conforming equal consonant substitutable homogeneous uniform homogenous fungible coincident unvarying unvaried close unchanging me-too Antonyms & Near Antonyms various disparate distinguishable distinct variable nonequivalent varied noninterchangeable varying different unrelated unlike inexact dissimilar unconnected diverse inaccurate imprecise unakin See More
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kin

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adjective

noun suffix

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