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kin definition

kin (kin)

noun

one's family; relatives; kinfolk; kindred

Etymology: ME kyn < OE cynn, akin to Du kunne, Goth kuni, ON kyn < Gmc *kunja- < IE base *ĝen-, to produce: see genus

adjective

related, as by blood; kindred
kin Idioms

of kin

related

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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