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Kinship Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Kinship has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

"found a natural affinity with the immigrants"

"felt a deep kinship with the other students"

"anthropology's kinship with the humanities"

2

(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

3

relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption

Example Sentences
"found a natural affinity with the immigrants" noun
"felt a deep kinship with the other students" noun
"anthropology's kinship with the humanities" noun
See Also
apical ancestor rangatira kinhood house society relatedness unrelated affinity character
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
relation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
rapport sympathy affinity descent consanguinity parentage fatherhood motherhood sisterhood brotherhood marital relationship
Rhyming Words
hip whip chip unhip inship rechip reship i ship unship v chip dadship overhip hagship fanship modchip manship skyship curship dogship donship
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