Definition of kin
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Examples of kin in a Sentence
They are her distant kin.
invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party
Origin and Etymology of kin
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
First Known Use: before 12th century
Other Anthropology Terms
Origin and Etymology of kin
see 1kin
First Known Use: 1597
Other Anthropology Terms
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\kənz\Definition of -kin
: little catkin babykins
Origin and Etymology of -kin
Middle English, from Middle Dutch -kin; akin to Old High German -chīn, diminutive suffix
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\kənz\Definition of -kin for Students
: little lambkin
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