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kindred

[ kin-drid ]
/ ˈkɪn drɪd /
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noun

adjective

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RELATED WORDS

agnate, cognate, incident, kin, parallel, congeneric, clan, tribe, relationship, family, flesh, house, blood, consanguinity, affinity, connection, race, relation, lineage, cousin

Nearby words

kindlessly, kindliness, kindling, kindly, kindness, kindred, kindred spirit, kindu, kindy, kine, kinema

Origin of kindred

1125–75; Middle English, variant (with epenthetic d) of kinrede. See kin, -red
Related formskin·dred·less, adjectivekin·dred·ness, nounkin·dred·ship, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for kindred

kindred

/ (ˈkɪndrɪd) /

adjective

having similar or common qualities, origin, etc
related by blood or marriage
kindred spirit a person with whom one has something in common

noun

relationship by blood
similarity in character
a person's relatives collectively
Derived Formskindredness or kindredship, noun

Word Origin for kindred

C12 kinred, from kin + -red, from Old English rǣden rule, from rǣdan to rule
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for kindred

kindred

n.

c.1200, kinraden, compound of kin (q.v.) + -rede, from Old English ræden "condition, rule," related to rædan "to advise, rule" (see read (v.)). With intrusive -d- (17c.) probably for phonetic reasons (cf. thunder) but perhaps encouraged by kind (n.). As an adjective, 1520s, from the noun.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for kindred

kindred

[ kĭn′drĭd ]

n.

A group of related persons, such as a clan or tribe.
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