kindred

[kin-drid]

noun

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.

natural relationship; affinity.

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.

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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Related Words for kindreds

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

Examples from the Web for kindreds

Historical Examples of kindreds

So in the city there will be peoples, kindreds, and tongues of many nations.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882
Joseph Wild
The people of San Francisco are of all kindreds and tongues.
Historic Towns of the Western States
Various
With these must needs be Bow-may, who was the closest shooter of all the kindreds.
The Roots of the Mountains
William Morris
But on his right hand he saw how they of the kindreds held them firm on the way.
The Roots of the Mountains
William Morris
No more as now telleth the tale of these Kindreds and Folks, but maketh an ending.
The Roots of the Mountains
William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for kindreds

kindred

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

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Word Origin and History for kindreds

kindred

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.

kindreds in Medicine

kindred

[kĭn′drĭd]

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