kin — one's family and relations
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: one's family and relations
Pronunciation (IPA): /kɪn/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother knows every single kin in our huge family tree.
- When I won the lottery, suddenly I had kin I never knew existed.
- The hospital asked for his next of kin in case of emergency.
kin
NOUN[/kɪn/]
one's family and relations
At the family reunion, she finally met all her kin from across the country.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old English 'cynn', meaning 'family' or 'tribe'. It shares a common Indo-European root with German 'Kind' (child), reflecting ancient concepts of kinship and familial relations within the Indo-European language family.
Breakdown
cynn (Old English for family, tribe) → kin. The morpheme carries the sense of blood relation and group membership inherited from Proto-Indo-European roots denoting familial connection.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother knows every single kin in our huge family tree.”
“When I won the lottery, suddenly I had kin I never knew existed.”
“The hospital asked for his next of kin in case of emergency.”
“She feels closer to her friends than to her own kin.”
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