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Meaning of 'kin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . kin
- A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.
2 . Kin [ a.]
- Of the same nature or kind; kinder.
3 . Kin [ n.]
- A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.
- Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
- Relatives; persons of the same family or race.

Meaning of 'kin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . kin [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a person having kinship with another or others
Example in sentence:
  • he's family;
  • he's kin

Nearby Words:

kinaesodic kinaesthesis kinate kincob kind kind-hearted kind-heartedness kindergarten kindergartner kinding

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