KINDRED

kindred

(adjective) related by blood or marriage; “kindred clans”

kindred, akin(p)

(adjective) similar in quality or character; “a feeling akin to terror”; “kindred souls”; “the amateur is closely related to the collector”

kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe

(noun) group of people related by blood or marriage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

kindred (countable and uncountable, plural kindreds)

(often, plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.

(often, plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.

(countable) A grouping of relatives.

(uncountable) Blood relationship.

(uncountable) Affinity, likeness.

(countable, paganism) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.

Synonyms: hearth, garth, stead

Synonyms

• (people of same ethnic descent): brethren, kinship

Adjective

kindred (not comparable)

Of the same nature, or of similar character.

Connected, related, cognate, akin.

Synonyms

• See also akin

Anagrams

• drinked

Etymology

Named after local businessman William S. Kindred.

Proper noun

Kindred

A surname.

A city and town in North Dakota.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kindred is the 7,026^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,763 individuals. Kindred is most common among White (66.37%) and Black (27.65%) individuals.

Anagrams

• drinked

Source: Wiktionary

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Kin"dred, n. Etym: [OE. kinrede, kynrede, kunreden (with excrescent d), fr. AS. cunn kin, race + the termination to advise, G. rathen. Cf. Hatred.]

1. Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin. Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. Dryden.

2. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other. I think there's no man is secure But the queen's kindred. Shak.

Syn.

– Kin; kinsfolk; relatives; kinsmen; relations; relationship; affinity.

Kin"dred, a.

Definition: Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions. True to the kindred points of heaven and home. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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