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
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
A kinswoman plunged the child's arm into a bucket of cold water, but only up to the elbow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Payne felt it a form of treachery when Cousin Francis died, leaving not a cent to his aged kinswoman.
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
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