kinship
Americannoun
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the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship.
- Synonyms:
- connection
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relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity.
- Synonyms:
- bearing, connection
noun
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blood relationship
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the state of having common characteristics or a common origin
Related Words
See relationship.
Etymology
Origin of kinship
Example Sentences
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Heated Rivalry has an undeniable kinship with Asian Boys' Love stories, says Anna, a BL enthusiast since she was a teen.
From BBC
“The more people who are brought into a sense of kinship with the river, the better,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
In the end, his words were laced with a sense of historic kinship.
From BBC
In Lee Knight’s film, a chance meeting between a young Black Englishman in the process of finding himself and an elderly, white Englishwoman blossoms into an unexpected kinship — one based on Knight’s experience.
From Los Angeles Times
The master clearly had no intention to, and I was already beginning to realize he wanted no kinship among his workers, so I knew they wouldn’t, either.
From Literature
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