| 1. | a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin. |
| 2. | a group of persons related to another; family, tribe, or race. |
| 3. | relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage; kinship. |
| 4. | natural relationship; affinity. |
| 5. | associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc.: kindred languages. |
| 6. | having the same belief, attitude, or feeling: We are kindred spirits on the issue of gun control. |
| 7. | related by birth or descent; having kinship: kindred tribes. |
| 8. | belonging to kin or relatives: kindred blood. |
kindred kin·dred (kĭn'drĭd)
n.
A group of related persons, such as a clan or tribe.