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noun

ˈkin How to pronounce kin (audio)
Definition of kinnext
1
as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party

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2
as in cousin
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

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kin

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adjective

as in kindred

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Recent Examples of kin
Noun
House Bill 256 expands rights and protections for foster parents, relative caregivers and fictive kin caregivers. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026 The Marine’s name has not been released, in accordance with Navy policy to withhold identification until at least 24 hours after next-of-kin notification, NBC 7 reported. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Adjective
The Secret Service was not playing to get in that motherf–kin’ stadium. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025 Chickens also retain a smidge of the predatory instinct that made their kin such formidable hunters. — Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kin
  1. family
  2. cousin
  3. kindred
  4. tribe
  5. relative
  6. folk
  7. clan
  8. national
Noun
  • People ‘in the middle’ While many are flocking to take advantage of an $8 burger, Alicia Roten’s family is simply trying not to eat out at all.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Officials are relying on reports from the families of victims and survivors in an attempt to determine the number of those missing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of family
Noun
  • Following his cousins’ success, Monasterios — along with his parents and brother — filed a case in 2018.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps your cousin is having a tropical destination wedding, or your childhood best friend is tying the knot on a stylish country estate.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cousin
Adjective
  • Viewers unfamiliar with the culture of the Northeastern state, which has a population just slightly over one million, can find a kindred spirit in The Bachelor franchise alum Iaconetti.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Roberto Carlos Lange and Fabi Reyna feel like kindred spirits.
    — E.R. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of kindred
Noun
  • Tribal governments, whose compacts trade exclusivity for revenue shares, have their own version of the grievance, which is why four New Mexico tribes sued Kalshi in May on sovereignty grounds.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But the department has been running into opposition by landowners, environmental groups, Native American tribes and others who argue that the rapid construction endangers environmental and religious sites and a way of life along the border.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of tribe
Noun
  • The island now houses the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, where visitors can search digital images of ship manifests for the immigration records of their relatives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Gorelov, his wife and their two children plan to spend the night with relatives in Spokane.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of relative
Adjective
  • As has been its wont for many years now, over its three days the festival offers a lineup that mixes folk and roots (however understood) and non-folk artists.
    — Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • The songwriter in question is Phoebe Kreutz, darling of the New York City anti-folk movement of the early ‘00s.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2022
Definition of folk
Noun
  • Though another fox clan ultimately adopts him, their care feels like only a temporary reprieve from advancing human nihilism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This large family group, including dozens of women and children from the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan in Gaza City, died nearly three years ago.
    — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of clan
Adjective
  • Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and regular contributor to various national publications.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Adding in the other states that have reported cases, the national total stands at over 25,000.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
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