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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
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify him once his next-of-kin have been notified. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026 Older trees direct more resources to their own kin and neighbors in need. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 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
  • The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of family
Noun
  • Bordenave-Jenkins reportedly had plans to take family members to church on Sunday before visiting Knott’s Berry Farm with a cousin this week.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Jackie and her cousin, Annabell, who were in the same classroom, never emerged.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of cousin
Adjective
  • When Klara meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
  • When Klara meets Josie each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Definition of kindred
Noun
  • Respective leaders from Micron, INL, the Idaho Potato Commission and the three native tribes each said they were honored to take part in the time capsule project.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
  • Learn more about the past and present with a visit to the Wind River Indian Reservation, the seventh largest reservation in the country and home to the Eastern Shoshone and the Northern Arapaho tribes.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of tribe
Noun
  • They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Immigrants from around the world officially became Americans, surrounded by their relatives.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 July 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
  • There was big news for the Fanning clan on Wednesday morning, with Dakota Fanning nominated for her role in Peacock‘s limited series All Her Fault and Elle Fanning nominated for Apple TV comedy series Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • The Richards family is one of America’s richest clans, thanks to its electrical manufacturing company Southwire.
    — Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of clan
Adjective
  • But Canada has plans to launch hundreds of new satellites to safeguard its national sovereignty, reducing reliance on Washington, and the European Union is developing its own network of 290 satellites.
    — Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • But for all Regragui’s success, replacement Mohammed Ouahbi is even more closely aligned to the national team DNA, having been in charge of the victorious under-20s side prior to stepping up.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
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