kinship

[kin-ship]

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noun

the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship.
relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity.

Origin of kinship

First recorded in 1825–35; kin + -ship

Synonyms

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1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing.

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Examples from the Web for kinship

Contemporary Examples

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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples

His only comments on the disclosure of kinship were a "Humph!"
Thankful's Inheritance
Joseph C. Lincoln
I could have kicked Bayliss for his officious explanation of kinship.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug
Joseph C. Lincoln
His father was my father's cousin, so that my kinship is none so near.
The Shame of Motley
Raphael Sabatini
Less than ever did he now seek to prevail by the voice of kinship.
Love-at-Arms
Raphael Sabatini
She was beheaded in May, 1541, being too near in kinship to the throne to be allowed to live.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook

British Dictionary definitions for kinship

kinship

noun

blood relationship
the state of having common characteristics or a common origin

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Word Origin and History for kinship

n.

by 1764, from kin + -ship. A more pure word than relationship, which covers the same sense but is a hybrid.

kinship in Medicine

kinship

(kĭn′shĭp′)

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

kinship in Culture

kinship

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

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Examples from the Web for kinship

Contemporary Examples

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.

As far as Sal goes, did you feel a kinship with Rebel Without A Cause after playing James Dean?

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

His only comments on the disclosure of kinship were a "Humph!"

I could have kicked Bayliss for his officious explanation of kinship.

His father was my father's cousin, so that my kinship is none so near.

Less than ever did he now seek to prevail by the voice of kinship.

She was beheaded in May, 1541, being too near in kinship to the throne to be allowed to live.

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Word Origin and History for kinship

n.

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Origin of kinship