: 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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For example, if your relative’s DNA is found at a crime scene, you could be dragged into an investigation due to your kinship.
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There's an unspoken kinship with the Canadians, the British too.
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As social creatures, we are wired to look for commonalities to determine kinship and community.
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These kinship placements receive a fraction of the state support provided to foster families.
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It was used to express, status, age, religion, ethnicity, and kinships.
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Nearly 2,300 children are in foster care, kinship care, or some other form of custody, the county said.
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These are people who embrace their differences and demonstrate kinship with the universal values of empathy, courage, independence, and joy.
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But that kinship mistakes cynicism for earnestness, volume for accuracy, popularity for morality.
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Origin and Etymology of kinship
kinship Synonyms
Synonyms
affinity, association, bearing, connection, liaison, linkage, relation, relationship;
Related Words
materiality, pertinence, relevance;
alikeness, community, likeness, resemblance, similarity;
accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence;
Other Anthropology Terms
KINSHIP Defined 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
: the quality or state of being related
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