kindred
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noun \ˈkin-drəd\Definition of KINDRED
1
a : a group of related individuals b : one's relatives
2
: family relationship : kinship
See Examples of KINDRED
- He went out to sea, and never saw his kindred again.
- <the kingdom's royal kindred actually numbers in the thousands>
Origin of KINDRED
Middle English, from kin + Old English rǣden condition, from rǣdan to advise, read
First Known Use: 12th century
2kindred
adjectiveDefinition of KINDRED
1
: of a similar nature or character : like <a kindred spirit>
2
: of the same ancestry
Examples of KINDRED
- philosophy, political theory, and kindred topics
- I believe she and I are kindred spirits .
- German and English are kindred languages.
First Known Use of KINDRED
14th century
Related to KINDRED
- Synonyms
- affiliated, akin, allied, related
- Antonyms
- unrelated
kin·dred
noun \ˈkin-drəd\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of KINDRED
: a group of related individuals : a genealogical group <incidence of cancer among members of a kindred>
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