kinshipnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/us/ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/the relationship between members of the same family:
Different ethnic groups have different systems of kinship.
a feeling of being close or similar to other people or things:
He felt a real sense of kinship with his fellow soldiers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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