kin

[US]/kɪn/
[UK]/kɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. relatives; family; members of the same family
adj. similar in nature; having a family relationship; of the same kind

Phrases & Collocations

next of kin

kinship

kinfolk

kinship bond

kin selection

distant kin

kinship network

of kin

kith and kin

Example Sentences

he was kin to the brothers.

his kin are entrepreneurs.

What kin is he to you?

the relative unimportance of wider kin ties in British culture.

Better be blamed by our kith and kin,than be kissed by the enemy.

The hospital need to contact her next of kin—she is very ill indeed.

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