The ties of kinship may have helped the young man find his way in life.
...her kinship to the English King.
She evidently felt a sense of kinship with the woman.
...the warmth and kinship one farmer feels for another.
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kinship — is one of the main organizing principles of human society, and kinship systems have been extensively studied by social anthropologists , for whom they are of particular importance because of their primacy in non state societies. Kinship systems… … Dictionary of sociology
Kinship — Kin ship, n. Family relationship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinship — I noun affiliation, affinity, association, bond, brotherhood, closeness, cognation, connection, consanguinity, family, family connection, kindredship, link, propinquity, relation, relationship, tie II index affiliation (bloodline), affinity… … Law dictionary
kinship — (n.) by 1764, from KIN (Cf. kin) + SHIP (Cf. ship). A more pure word than relationship, which covers the same sense but is a hybrid … Etymology dictionary
kinship — [n] family relationship affinity, blood, clan, family, flesh, folk, kin, kindred, lineage, relations, tribe; concepts 296,414,421 … New thesaurus
kinship — ► NOUN 1) blood relationship. 2) a sharing of characteristics or origins … English terms dictionary
kinship — [kin′ship΄] n. [see KIN & SHIP] 1. family relationship 2. relationship; close connection … English World dictionary
kinship — /kin ship/, n. 1. the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship. 2. relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity. [1825 35; KIN + SHIP] Syn. 1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing. * * * Socially recognized relationship… … Universalium
Kinship — For other uses, see Kinship (disambiguation). Relationships … Wikipedia
kinship — kin|ship [ˈkınʃıp] n 1.) [U + with] literary a family relationship ▪ the ties of kinship 2.) [singular, U] a strong connection between people →↑rapport kinship between ▪ The sense of kinship between the two men is surprising. ▪ He felt a kinship … Dictionary of contemporary English
