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Word: Kin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English cynn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kunne, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘give birth to’, shared by Greek genos and Latin genus ‘race’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
one's family and relations
Short Definition:one's family and relations
Examples:- many elderly people have no kin to turn to for assistance
Word: Kin
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person) related
Short Definition:(of person) related
Examples:- he was kin to the brothers
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