kin

kin · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    One's family or relatives collectively.

  2. 2.

    (as adjective) Related by blood.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    next of kin — one's closest living relative(s)
  • •
    kith and kin — friends and family

Related words

See also: family, kindred, relative
Synonyms: family, kinfolk, relations, relatives

Etymology

From Old English cynn ("family, race, kind"), from Proto-Germanic kunją. Related to kind and king.