Main Entry: ¹kin

Pronunciation: \ˈkin\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cynn; akin to Old High German chunni race, Latin genus birth, race, kind, Greek genos, Latin gignere to beget, Greek gignesthai to be born

Date: before 12th century

1 : a group of persons of common ancestry : clan
2 a : one's relatives : kindred b : kinsman <he wasn't any kin to you — Jean Stafford>
3 archaic : kinship