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English

Etymology

From Old English cynn from Proto-Germanic *kunjan from Proto-Indo-European *gen- (“‘produce’”). Cognates include Swedish kön and Dutch kunne; and (from Indo-European) Ancient Greek γένος (genos), Latin genus.

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular kin

Plural uncountable

kin (uncountable)

  1. One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

Anagrams

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

kin (not comparable)

Positive kin

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)
  1. Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to"
    It turns out my back-fence neighbor is kin to one of my co-workers.

Translations

related by blood or marriage

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

kin m. and f. (plural kinnen, diminutive kinnetje, diminutive plural kinnetjes)

  1. chin

Ido

Cardinal number

kin

  1. five (5)

Japanese

See also kiin

Noun

kin (hiragana きん)

  1. 金: gold; a piece of gold general in shogi
  2. 筋: muscle
  3. 勤:
  4. 菌:

Kurdish

Adjective

kin

  1. short

Synonyms

Navajo

Pronunciation

Noun

kin

  1. house

West Frisian

Noun

kin

  1. chin

Verb

kin

  1. I can

 

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