cognate, blood-related, akin(p), consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin
(adjective) related by blood
kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
(noun) group of people related by blood or marriage
kin, kinsperson, family
(noun) a person having kinship with another or others; “he’s kin”; “he’s family”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Kin
Kinshasa
• -nik, Nik, ink
kin (countable and uncountable, plural kin)
Race; family; breed; kind.
(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
Kind; sort; manner; way.
kin (not comparable)
Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to".
kin (plural kins)
A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.
kin (plural kins)
Alternative form of k'in
kin
Pronunciation spelling of can.
• -nik, Nik, ink
Source: Wiktionary
kin (. Etym: [Of Low German origin; cf. G. -chen, LG.
– ken.]
Definition: A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.
Kin, n. (Mus.)
Definition: A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. Riemann.
Kin, n. Etym: [OE. kin, cun, AS. cynn kin, kind, race, people; akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS. & OHG. kunni kin, race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus kind, race, L. gignere to beget, Gr. jan to beget. Kind, King, Gender kind, Nation.]
1. Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
2. Relatives; persons of the same family or race. The father, mother, and the kinbeside. Dryden. You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons. Bacon.
Kin, a.
Definition: Of the same nature or kind; kinder. "Kin to the king." Shak.
-kin (-kin). [Of Low German origin; cf. G. -chen, LG. -- ken.]
Definition: A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
