Definition: Kinship
Etymology
From kin, from Middle English kyn, from Old English cynn (kind, sort, rank), from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunjÄ… (race, generation, descent), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnÌ¥hâ‚yom, from *ǵenhâ‚- (to produce), + -ship, from Middle English -schipe, -shippe, from Old English -sÄ‹iepe, from Proto-West Germanic *-skapi, from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz.
Noun
kinship (countable and uncountable, plural kinships)
- Relation or connection by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- Relation or connection by nature or character.
Related terms
- kin
- kith
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