kinship
noun
Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption.
Example sentence
- “Ties of kinship are very important in Islam.”
Featured as word of the day on February 11, 2026.
Related words
fianceTo betroth; to affiance.relativesSomeone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.engagementThe feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.familyA group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.honeymoonThe period of time immediately following a marriage.tribeAn ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes).