kinship

[ kin-ship ]

/ ˈkɪn ʃɪp /

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noun

the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship.

relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity.

Nearby words

kinsey, kinsey, alfred, kinsey, alfred charles, kinsfolk, kinshasa, kinship, kinsman, kinston, kinswoman, kintpuash, kinyarwanda

Origin of kinship

First recorded in 1825–35; kin + -ship

SYNONYMS FOR kinship

1 See relationship.

1, 2 connection.

2 bearing.

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Examples from the Web for kinship

And yet, the NRA professes no kinship for those being crushed beneath the jackboots.
Why Isn't the NRA Defending Ferguson’s Blacks?|Cliff Schecter|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There have been gestures of peace and kinship from both sides.
Caught Between Empires, Ukraine Can’t Rely on the West for its Independence|Roman Skaskiw|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As far as Sal goes, did you feel a kinship with Rebel Without A Cause after playing James Dean?
James Franco On ‘Sal,’ Banksy, His Gay Fascination, and That Faulkner Cover|Marlow Stern|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bruce Riedel on the kinship between Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi.
Margaret Thatcher's Real Soul Mate Was Indira Gandhi|Bruce Riedel|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

There are family and blood ties and kinship that cross the border.
Will Syria’s Civil War Cause Mayhem in Lebanon?|Jamie Dettmer|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They had no kinship with the crowd beyond that which a man has to children.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
The Bulgarians, although their motives were also pragmatic, felt a deep sense of kinship with the Russian people.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
The direct descent of the kinship name is obviously the rule.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas
The native was no longer ashamed, his sense of kinship grew warmer, and his lips were opened.
In the South Seas|Robert Louis Stevenson
It makes them feel a sort of kinship with the country of hill-shadows, and strange romance.
Historic Fredericksburg|John T. Goolrick

British Dictionary definitions for kinship

kinship

/ (ˈkɪnʃɪp) /

noun

blood relationship

the state of having common characteristics or a common origin

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Medicine definitions for kinship

kinship

[ kĭn′shĭp′ ]

n.

Connection by blood, marriage, or adoption; family relationship.

Culture definitions for kinship

kinship

A relation between two or more persons that is based on common ancestry (descent) or marriage (affinity).