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CIDE DICTIONARY
kindred, n. [OE. kinrede, kynrede, kunreden (with excrescent d), fr. AS. cynn kin, race + the termination -r, akin to AS. r to advise, G. rathen. Cf. Hatred.].
- Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin. [1913 Webster]"Like her, of equal kindred to the throne." [1913 Webster]
- Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other. [1913 Webster]"I think there's no man is secure
But the queen's kindred."
Syn. -- Kin; kinsfolk; relatives; kinsmen; relations; relationship; affinity.
kindred, a.
Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions. [1913 Webster]
"True to the kindred points of heaven and home." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kindred, n. & adj.
--n.
1 one's relations, referred to collectively.
2 a relationship by blood.
3 a resemblance or affinity in character.
--adj.
1 related by blood or marriage.
2 allied or similar in character (other kindred symptoms).
--n.
1 one's relations, referred to collectively.
2 a relationship by blood.
3 a resemblance or affinity in character.
--adj.
1 related by blood or marriage.
2 allied or similar in character (other kindred symptoms).
Idiom
kindred spirit a person whose character and outlook have much in common with one's own.
Etymology
ME f. KIN + -red f. OE r{aelig}den condition
THESAURUS
kindred
affiliated, affiliation, affinal, agnate, agnation, akin, alliance, allied, analogous, ancestry, associated, avuncular, blood, blood relation, blood relationship, blood relative, brotherhood, brothership, clan, clansman, close, closely related, cognate, cognation, collateral, collateral relative, common, common ancestry, common descent, congeneric, congenerous, connate, connatural, connection, connections, consanguine, consanguinean, consanguineous, consanguinity, cousinhood, cousinship, distaff side, distant relation, distantly related, enate, enation, family, fatherhood, filiation, flesh, flesh and blood, folk, folks, foster, fraternity, genetically related, german, germane, house, incident, kin, kinfolk, kinnery, kinsfolk, kinship, kinsman, kinsmen, kinswoman, kith and kin, like, lineage, matching, maternity, matrilateral, matrilineage, matrilineal, matriliny, matrisib, matroclinous, matrocliny, motherhood, near relation, next of kin, novercal, of common source, of the blood, parallel, paternity, patrilateral, patrilineage, patrilineal, patriliny, patrisib, patroclinous, patrocliny, people, posterity, propinquity, race, related, related by blood, relation, relations, relationship, relatives, sib, sibling, sibship, similar, sisterhood, sistership, spear kin, spear side, spindle kin, spindle side, stock, sword side, ties of blood, tribe, tribesman, united, uterine, uterine kinROGET THESAURUS
kindred
Consanguinity
N consanguinity, relationship, kindred, blood, parentage, filiation, affiliation, lineage, agnation, connection, alliance, family connection, family tie, ties of blood, nepotism, kinsman, kinfolk, kith and kin, relation, relative, connection, sibling, sib, next of kin, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, cousin, cousin- german, first cousin, second cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, ear relation, distant relation, brother, sister, one's own flesh and blood, family, fraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, cousinhood, race, stock, generation, sept, stirps, side, strain, breed, clan, tribe, nation, related, akin, consanguineous, of the blood, family, allied, collateral, cognate, agnate, connate, kindred, affiliated, fraternal, intimately related, nearly related, closely related, remotely related, distantly related, allied, german, consanguinity, relationship, kindred, blood, parentage, filiation, affiliation, lineage, agnation, connection, alliance, family connection, family tie, ties of blood, nepotism, kinsman, kinfolk, kith and kin, relation, relative, connection, sibling, sib, next of kin, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, cousin, cousin- german, first cousin, second cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, ear relation, distant relation, brother, sister, one's own flesh and blood, family, fraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, cousinhood, race, stock, generation, sept, stirps, side, strain, breed, clan, tribe, nation, related, akin, consanguineous, of the blood, family, allied, collateral, cognate, agnate, connate, kindred, affiliated, fraternal, intimately related, nearly related, closely related, remotely related, distantly related, allied, german.Also see definition of "kindred" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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