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kins|man — «KIHNZ muhn», noun, plural men. a male relative. Brothers and uncles are kinsmen … Useful english dictionary
kins|man|ship — «KIHNZ muhn shihp», noun. = kinship. (Cf. ↑kinship) … Useful english dictionary
kins — kins·man; kins·man·ship; kins·people; kins·woman; mas·kins; ods·bod·i·kins; hop·kins·ian; whil·li·kins; … English syllables
-kins — Suffixes added to names or words to form a dirninutive. There is an etymological relationship with the chen in German words such as Liebchen, ‘sweetheart’. In The Word Child, by Iris Murdoch, a girl whose name is Thomasina is addressed… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
The Demolished Man — … Wikipedia
kinsman — kins·man … English syllables
kinsman — kins|man [ kınzmən ] (plural kins|men [ kinzmən ] ) noun count LITERARY a male relative … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kinsman — kins|man [ˈkınzmən] n plural kinsmen [ mən] old use a male relative … Dictionary of contemporary English
kinsmanship — kins·man·ship … English syllables
kinsman — kins•man [[t]ˈkɪnz mən[/t]] n. pl. men 1) ant soc a relative, esp. a male 2) ant soc a person of the same nationality or ethnic group, esp. a male • Etymology: 1100–50 … From formal English to slang
