kindred

[ kin-drid ]
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noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.

  2. a group of persons related to another; family, tribe, or clan.

  1. relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage; kinship.

  2. resemblance or connection; affinity: spiritual kindred.

adjective
  1. associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc.: kindred languages.

  2. having the same belief, attitude, or feeling: We are kindred spirits on the issue of gun control.

  1. related by birth or descent; having kinship: kindred tribes.

  2. belonging to kin or relatives: kindred blood.

Origin of kindred

1
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, variant (with epenthetic d) of kinrede; see kin, -red

Other words from kindred

  • kin·dred·less, adjective
  • kin·dred·ness, noun
  • kin·dred·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for kindred

kindred

/ (ˈkɪndrɪd) /


adjective
  1. having similar or common qualities, origin, etc

  2. related by blood or marriage

  1. kindred spirit a person with whom one has something in common

noun
  1. relationship by blood

  2. similarity in character

  1. a person's relatives collectively

Origin of kindred

1
C12 kinred, from kin + -red, from Old English rǣden rule, from rǣdan to rule

Derived forms of kindred

  • kindredness or kindredship, noun

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