kinsman, kinswoman
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kinsman — (n.) c.1200, kenesmen, from late O.E. cynnes mannum; see KIN (Cf. kin) + MAN (Cf. man). Kinswoman is recorded from c.1400 … Etymology dictionary
kinsman — (also kinswoman) ► NOUN ▪ (in anthropological or formal use) one of a person s blood relations … English terms dictionary
kinswoman — /kinz woom euhn/, n., pl. kinswomen. 1. a female relative. 2. a woman of the same nationality or ethnic group. [1350 1400; ME; see KIN, S1, WOMAN, modeled on kinsman] * * * … Universalium
kinsman — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. relative, blood relation; clansman. See ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. relative, sibling, parent, kin; see family 1 , relative . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person connected to another person … English dictionary for students
kinswoman — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person connected to another person by blood or marriage: kin, kinsman, relation, relative. See KIN … English dictionary for students
kinsman — (or kinswoman) noun (plural kinsmen or kinswomen) (in anthropological or formal use) one of a person s blood relations … English new terms dictionary
kinsman — n relative, kinswoman, relation, consan guinean; clansman, tribesman, fellow countryman, compatriot; next of kin, kissing kin, kissing cousin; cognate, enate, agnate, affine; father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter; uncle, aunt, nephew,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
kinsman — /ˈkɪnzmən/ (say kinzmuhn) noun (plural kinsmen) 1. a male blood relative. 2. (sometimes) a male relative by marriage. 3. a member of the same people, clan, tribe, etc. {combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; kin s… …
kinsman — n. (pl. men; fem. kinswoman, pl. women) 1 a blood relation or disp. a relation by marriage. 2 a member of one s own tribe or people … Useful english dictionary
relative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. relation, kinsman; comparative, dependent. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Related] Syn. Dependent, contingent, pertinent, applicable; see related 2 , relevant . 2. [Comparative] Syn. comparable,… … English dictionary for students
