Definition of kinship Kinship
/kɪˈnʃɪˌp/ - [kinship] - kin•ship
We found 7 definitions of kinship from 5 different sources.
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What does kinship mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: kinships |
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| kinship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | ||
| family relationship, relationship | ||
| relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | ||
| anthropology the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings | ||
| phylogenetic relation, affinity a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" | ||
| filiation, line of descent, lineage, descent the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" | ||
| affinity a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" | ||
| blood kinship, consanguinity, cognation (anthropology) related by blood | ||
| parentage, birth the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents | ||
| paternity, fatherhood the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity" | ||
| motherhood, maternity the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother | ||
| sistership, sisterhood a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) | ||
| brotherhood the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers | ||
| kinship - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" | ||
| affinity | ||
| relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | ||
| rapport, resonance a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people | ||
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Wiktionary 
- kinship (Noun)
relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption. - kinship (Noun)
relation or connection by nature or character.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- kinship (n.)
Family relationship.
Wikipedia 
- Kinship is the most basic principle of organizing individuals into social groups, roles, and categories. The basic sort of kinship is to belong to the same family by birth.
Part of speech
🔤- kinship, noun, singular of kinships.
