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Kindred Common

Kindred has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

group of people related by blood or marriage

"After years of estrangement, she finally introduced her new husband to her kindred, hoping to repair the fractured bonds within our family."

2

Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.

"After years apart, they finally reunited to celebrate their wedding at a gathering of kindred from both sides of their families."

Adjective
1

similar in quality or character

"a feeling akin to terror"

"kindred souls"

"the amateur is closely related to the collector"

2

related by blood or marriage

"kindred clans"

3

Of the same nature, or of similar character.

"The two researchers found a kindred spirit in their shared passion for solving unsolved mysteries."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The Kindred family has lived on this estate for three generations."

Example Sentences
"a feeling akin to terror" adjective
"kindred souls" adjective
"the amateur is closely related to the collector" adjective
"kindred clans" adjective
See Also
kin ethnic kindredness odal cognate accusative collation blood relationship consanguined
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
social group
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mishpocha family folks genealogy totem Tribes of Israel
Rhyming Words
red fred bred pred dred cred erred pored gored pared cored fired mired unred hired fared shred bared cared jered
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