akin

Akin describes someone to whome you are related by blood. (adjective)

Brothers are an example of people who are akin.

Akin describes two things that have a lot in common. (adjective)

Spanish and Portuguese are examples of two languages that are akin.

See akin in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See akin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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