单词 | kin |
释义 | kin[ kin ] / kɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kin ON THESAURUS.COM nounadjectiveof the same family; related; akin. of the same kind or nature; having affinity. Idioms for kinof kin, of the same family; related; akin: Although their surnames are identical they are not of kin. Origin of kinbefore 900; Middle English; Old English cyn; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German kunni,Old Norse kyn,Gothic kuni; akin to Latin genus,Greek génos,Sanskrit jánas.See gender1. OTHER WORDS FROM kinkinless, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kin1. ken, kin 2. kin , kithDefinition for kin (2 of 2)-kin a diminutive suffix of nouns: lambkin. Origin of -kinMiddle English <Middle Dutch, Middle Low German -ken; cognate with German -chen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for kin (1 of 2)kin / (kɪn) / nouna person's relatives collectively; kindred a class or group with similar characteristics See next of kin adjective(postpositive) related by blood a less common word for akin Word Origin for kinOld English cyn; related to Old Norse kyn family, Old High German kind child, Latin genus kind British Dictionary definitions for kin (2 of 2)-kin suffix forming nounssmalllambkin Word Origin for -kinfrom Middle Dutch, of West Germanic origin; compare German -chen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with kinkin see kith and kin. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Medical definitions for kinkin- pref.Variant ofkino- The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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