Definition of kinship
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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Examples of kinship in a Sentence
He feels a strong kinship with other survivors of the war.
feelings of kinship between the team's players and their fans
Recent Examples of kinship from the Web
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First, Toussaint had a huge kinship network, enhanced by a talent for friendship and an ability to rely on the goodwill of fellow slaves who knew and sustained the prestige of his aristocratic forebears in Africa.
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In the 1960s and early 1970s, Israel felt a kinship to newly independent nations in Africa and dispatched diplomats across the continent, opening two dozen embassies, a lot for a little country.
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The S.S.P. has a studbook listing all orangutans in North American zoos, along with their DNA, kinship information, and personality attributes.
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In America, W.E.B. DuBois praised the Rising, and there was a long history of kinship between African-American activists and the Irish nationalist cause.
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What’s more, eusocial behavior can occur—even among insects—in the absence of kinship.
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Origin and Etymology of kinship
see 1kin
First Known Use: 1833
Other Anthropology Terms
KINSHIP Defined for English Language Learners
kinship
playDefinition of kinship for English Language Learners
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: the state of being related to the people in your family
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: a feeling of being close or connected to other people
KINSHIP Defined for Kids
kinship
playDefinition of kinship for Students
: the quality or state of being related We just learned of our kinship.
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