kin

kin

noun

Definition of KIN

1

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor <invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party>

Synonyms blood, clan, folks, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock, tribe

Related Words blended family, nuclear family; extended family, household, kith; brood; descendant (also descendent), issue, offspring, progeny, scion, seed; clansman, kinsman, kinswoman, relative; dynasty

Near Antonyms ancestry, birth, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree

2

a person connected with another by blood or marriage <since she did not appear to be kin to either side, we've no idea what she was doing at the wedding>

Synonyms cousin, kin, kinsman, relation

Related Words in-law; kissing cousin; kinswoman; blood, clan, family, folk, house, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock, tribe

Antonyms nonrelative