American English pronunciation
How to pronounce kinship
IPA transcription: ['kɪn,ʃɪp]
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['kɪn,ʃɪp]
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Noun
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a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
“found a natural affinity with the immigrants”
“felt a deep kinship with the other students”
“anthropology's kinship with the humanities”
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(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Usage examples
- To keep kinship from replacing initiation, all children born inside a kilombo were killed.
- As a result, these Masons felt a stronger kinship with the unaffiliated London Lodges.
- At home people often refer to each other by nicknames or terms of kinship.
- Noblewomen appear to have continued to influence political life mainly through their kinship relationships.