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- Dictionarykin/kɪn/
noun
- 1. one's family and relations: "many elderly people have no kin to turn to for assistance"
adjective
- 1. (of a person) related: "he was kin to the brothers"
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KIN definition: 1. family and relations 2. your closest relation or relations: 3. family and relations. Learn more.
The meaning of KIN is a group of persons of common ancestry : clan. How to use kin in a sentence.
a group of persons descended from a common ancestor or constituting a people, clan, tribe, or family. a relative or kinsman. someone or something of the same or similar kind: philosophy and its kin, theology.
When someone refers to their kith and kin, she means her friends and family. Both words date back to Old English, with kin reaching back to the 700s. Originally referring to one’s family or race, kin narrowed to refer just to one’s blood relations.
6 meanings: 1. a person's relatives collectively; kindred 2. a class or group with similar characteristics 3. → See next of kin.... Click for more definitions.
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.
Definition of kin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
