kinship
- the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship.
- relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity.
Origin of kinship
Synonyms for kinship
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affinity, lineage, clan, family, flesh, kindred, blood, tribe, folk, kin, relationsExamples from the Web for kinship
Contemporary Examples of kinship
And yet, the NRA professes no kinship for those being crushed beneath the jackboots.
There have been gestures of peace and kinship from both sides.
Caught Between Empires, Ukraine Can’t Rely on the West for its IndependenceRoman Skaskiw
March 6, 2014
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 CoverMarlow Stern
November 4, 2013
Bruce Riedel on the kinship between Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi.
There are family and blood ties and kinship that cross the border.
Historical Examples of kinship
His only comments on the disclosure of kinship were a "Humph!"
Thankful's InheritanceJoseph C. Lincoln
I could have kicked Bayliss for his officious explanation of kinship.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
His father was my father's cousin, so that my kinship is none so near.
The Shame of MotleyRaphael Sabatini
Less than ever did he now seek to prevail by the voice of kinship.
Love-at-ArmsRaphael Sabatini
She was beheaded in May, 1541, being too near in kinship to the throne to be allowed to live.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
kinship
- blood relationship
- the state of having common characteristics or a common origin
Word Origin and History for kinship
kinship
(kĭn′shĭp′)- Connection by blood, marriage, or adoption; family relationship.
kinship
A relation between two or more persons that is based on common ancestry (descent) or marriage (affinity).