kindred

See also: Kindred

English

Etymology

From Middle English kindrede, alteration (with epenthetic d) of kinrede, cünreden (“kindred”), from Old English cynrēd, , from cynn (“kind, sort, quality, race, family, rank, gender”) + , equivalent to kin +‎ -red. More at kin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ˈkĭndrĭd, ˈkĭndrəd, IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndɹɪd/, /ˈkɪndɹəd/

Noun

kindred (plural kindreds)

1. (often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (often plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (countable) A grouping of relatives.
   • (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     I think there's no man is secure / But the queen's kindred.

4. (uncountable) Blood relationship.
5. (uncountable) Affinity, likeness.

Synonyms

• (people of same ethnic descent): brethren, kinship

Translations

kin — see kin

people of same ethnic descent

• Bulgarian: род (bg) m (rod), клан (bg) m (klan)
• Catalan: saga (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 亲属 (zh) (qīnshǔ)

• Dutch: soortgenoten (nl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: tribu (fr) f
• German: Stammesbrüder m pl, Stammesgeschwister n pl, Artgenossen (de) m pl
• Spanish: etnia (es) f

Noun

kindred (plural kindreds)

1. A combination of extended family and religious group, of the Ásatrú religious order in America.

Synonyms

• Hearth
• Garth
• Stead

Further reading

• Wikipedia article on Ásatrú Kindreds

Adjective

kindred (not comparable)

1. Of the same nature, or of similar character.
   • 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1.

     We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;

2. Connected, related, cognate, akin.

   kindred tongues

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:akin

Translations

of the same nature

• Bulgarian: сроден (bg) (sroden), сходен (bg) (shoden)
• Dutch: gelijkaardig (nl), gelijkwaardig (nl), equivalent (nl)
• Georgian: მონათესავე (monatesave), ნათესაური (natesauri)
• German: verwandt (de), gleichartig (de), ähnlich (de)
• Italian: affine (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: semelhante (pt)
• Russian: ро́дственный (ru) (ródstvennyj)
• Swedish: besläktad (sv)

Anagrams

• drinked