kinship Definition
kin·ship (kin′s̸hip′)
kinship Synonyms
kinship Usage Examples
Converse of object
- feel: Amber felt a particular kinship to McLean, the band member often dubbed the " bad boy " of the group.
- claim: Like Neal Morris she claimed kinship with Jesse James.
- create: Attempts to create kinship across Europe take diverse forms, from transnational cultural projects to efforts to control populations by redrawing borders.
- find: Damaged or different people drawn to find spiritual kinship among oppressed people perhaps?
- have: America & Britain have a proud kinship we're always being told by the leaders of both countries.
- suggest: Despite this, considerable indirect evidence suggests that biological kinship plays an important role in altruistic behavior.
Preposition: with
nature: There are powerful descriptions of Sibelius's kinship with nature.
Adjective modifier
- spiritual: Damaged or different people drawn to find spiritual kinship among oppressed people perhaps?
- close: Many of these symbolism of the Chinese Pakua thus find close kinship with the Middle East, specially Hebrew culture.
- certain: He felt a certain kinship with the irrepressible fellow.
- strong: Little wore needs to be said about this clan's strong contribution to Scottish politics and their strong kinship within the clan.
- great: As well as a great kinship and understanding of both yourself and the natural world around you.
- human: May we be bold in bringing to fruition the golden dreams of human kinship and justice.
Modifies a noun
- terminology: All human groups have a kinship terminology, a set of terms used to refer to kin.
- ty: Many of these strong kinship ties persist in Africa today.
- carers: Most kinship carers haven't applied for the post or planned to take it on.
- affiliation: The compound is headed by the oldest male inhabitant, irrespective of his kinship affiliation with the other residents of the group.
- placement: The Department of Health have funded Family Rights Group to develop a framework for supporting kinship placements for children.
- diagram: Output was to be in the form of kinship diagrams of the type that social anthropologists often draw by hand.
Noun used with modifier
blood: Jesus quickly makes his identity known in a way that shows there are ties that are stronger than blood kinship.
Browse dictionary entries near kinship
- ‹ Kinshasa
- ‹ kinsfolk
- ‹ Kinsey
- ‹ Kinsella,W(illiam) P(atrick)
- ‹ Kinsella,W
- ‹ Kinross
- ‹ kino
- ‹ Kinnock, Neil Gordon
- ‹ kinnikinick
- ‹ kinky

