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kin

/kɪn/noun, adjective1 syllable

Kin means: related by blood.

Synonyms for kin14

noun, as in group of people related by blood or marriage

kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe

noun, as in a person having kinship with another or others

kinsperson, family

adjective, as in related by blood

akin, blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, related

What does kin mean?3

adjective

1

related by blood

noun

1

group of people related by blood or marriage

2

a person having kinship with another or others“he's kin”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with kin?34

two syllables

withinbeginberlinwhereinakin

three syllables

violin
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 34 rhymes for kin, grouped by syllable

Kin in a sentence

  • Pride tends to develop into hubris, which is close kin to madness.Ooneykcall
  • It turned out, we were not kin after all.bigfellow68
  • One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.ApAdAnA
  • Seek her advice and that of your kin.Barend
  • I had neither kith nor kin in England.Hybrid
  • They are of kin to each other.unknown
  • Someone should notify the next of kin.darinmex
  • They came with kith and kin.freddy1

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Forms of kin

as a noun

plural
kins