kinswoman
Americannoun
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a female relative.
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a woman of the same nationality or ethnic group.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of kinswoman
1350–1400; Middle English; see kin, 's 1, woman, modeled on kinsman
Example Sentences
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The older woman kneels in front of Mary, who looks down tenderly and embraces her kinswoman, who is bearing St. John the Baptist.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2017
Later she refused to call her "daughter" in company, instead describing her as a "kinswoman" or "cousin".
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2015
Mrs. Payne felt it a form of treachery when Cousin Francis died, leaving not a cent to his aged kinswoman.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first ceremonies admitted her to Sir Tukoji's caste, and made her the adopted daughter of his potent kinswoman, the Princess Tara-bai.
From Time Magazine Archive
‘Nay, cousin! they are not boys,’ said Ioreth to her kinswoman from Imloth Melui, who stood beside her.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Beauteous as herself are her kinswomen, the two sisters of King George II of Greece.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ajima meant something like “Auntie”; it was a term of great affection, reserved only for older kinswomen.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
We knew them all; they were our neighbours, the kinswomen of half the village; everyone liked to see them dance, to hear them sing; they were all young, and are not all young girls pretty?
From The Soul of a People by Fielding, H. (Harold)
This man was eventually located and he led his kinswomen off happy and hopeful once more.
From Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure by Ball, Eustace Hale
And lastly as to thy kinswomen; I wot well I shall have no good word from them year in year out.
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
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