Kin

Quick meaning: Kin is a noun meaning Race; family; breed; kind.

Meaning

Race; family; breed; kind.

More Meanings

1. (collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
2. One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
3. Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
4. (uncommon) Related by blood or marriage, akin. (It is more common to form sentences using the noun instead.)
5. (transitive, fandom slang) To identify with; as in spiritually connect to a fictional or non-fictional being.
6. (fandom slang) A fictional or non-fictional being whom one spiritually connects to.
7. Alternative form of qin (“Chinese string instrument”).

Example Sentences

the starfish and its kin the sea urchin

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kin.

It turns out my back-fence neighbor is kin to one of my co-workers.

Such sensations, however, were too near a kin to resentment to be long guiding Fanny's soliloquies.

Word Forms

• kins
• kinning
• kinned

Synonyms for kin

Depending on context, synonyms include cognate, clan, tribe, consanguine, consanguineous, family.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include consanguine, kindred, consanguineous, cognate, akin, kinsperson.

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