kindred
1kin·dred
noun \ˈkin-drəd\Definition of KINDRED
1
a : a group of related individuals b : one's relatives
2
: family relationship : kinship
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
Related to KINDRED
Related Words: blended family, nuclear family; extended family, household, kith; brood; descendant (also descendent), issue, offspring, progeny, scion, seed; clansman, kinsman, kinswoman, relative; dynasty
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