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Meaning of 'kinship' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Kinship [ n.]
- Family relationship.

Meaning of 'kinship' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . kinship [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
Example in sentence:
  • anthropology's kinship with the humanities;
  • felt a deep kinship with the other students;
  • found a natural affinity with the immigrants

Nearby Words:

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

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    In anthropology the web of family relationships and the behaviour associated with them is called kinship system.
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    Kinship is the state of being related to others.

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