kindred

[ kin-drid ]

/ ˈkɪn drɪd /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.

a group of persons related to another; family, tribe, or clan.

relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage; kinship.

resemblance or connection; affinity: spiritual kindred.

adjective

associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc.: kindred languages.

having the same belief, attitude, or feeling: We are kindred spirits on the issue of gun control.

related by birth or descent; having kinship: kindred tribes.

belonging to kin or relatives: kindred blood.

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Origin of kindred

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, variant (with epenthetic d) of kinrede; see kin, -red

OTHER WORDS FROM kindred

kin·dred·less, adjectivekin·dred·ness, nounkin·dred·ship, noun

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How to use kindred in a sentence

In such a night as this, few of the wild kindreds were astir in the forest.
The Watchers of the Trails|Charles G. D. Roberts
His preferred expedients 114 for spending that time were hunting, and studying the life of the wild kindreds.
Kings in Exile|Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Especially the names of the totem kindreds, and of the totems, are commonly names of animals or plants.
The Secret of the Totem|Andrew Lang
The Ascent of Mankind in all its nations and peoples and kindreds and tongues is at hand.
Religion and the War|Various

The M.O.'s have a positive genius for sending men to spots remote from their homes and kindreds—appalling sentence.
The Orchard of Tears|Sax Rohmer

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 forms of kindred

kindredness or kindredship, noun

Word Origin for kindred

C12 kinred, from kin + -red, from Old English rǣden rule, from rǣdan to rule

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