kindred
English
/ˈkɪndɹɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (often) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
- (often) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
- (countable) A grouping of relatives.
- (uncountable) Blood relationship.
- (uncountable) Affinity, likeness.
- (countable) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English kindrede inherited from Old English cynrēd suffix from English kin (sort, type, kind).
Origin
English
kin
Gloss
sort, type, kind
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Kinism English
- Kinist English
- akin English
- dragonkin English
- erfkin English
- kin English
- kindredly English
- kindredness English
- kindredship English
- kinfolk English
- king English
- kinhood English
- kinless English
- kinly English
- kinomics English
- kinship English
- kinslayer English
- kinsman English
- kinsperson English
- kinterm English
- kintype English
- mankind English
- nonkin English
- unkindred English
- unkindredly English
- cynrēd Old English
- kin Middle English
- kindrede Middle English
- Kindred Cebuano