Nonkin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonkin is a noun meaning (mostly plural) A person who is not one's relative.
Meaning
(mostly plural) A person who is not one's relative.
Example Sentences
Table 3b: The general frequency of friendly contacts with in the same matriline and with nonkins in the group of Macaca arctoides.
When it is necessary to state an unpleasant truth or an opposing opinion, or to make a request of a nonkin, it is done in as pleasant a speech as possible.
Among those who derive information related to work from personal contacts, nonkins, rather than kins, constitute the most important sources even for women.
Word Forms
- nonkins
- non-kin
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include noncousin, nonsibling, nonrelative, nonsister, nonpeer, noncolleague.
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