kinsman

See also: Kinsman

English

Etymology

From Middle English kynnesman, equivalent to kin +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Noun

kinsman (plural kinsmen)

1. A male relative.
   • 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 2, chapter 6

     And I, the nearest kinsman of the Earl of Windsor, was to propose his election.

Coordinate terms

• kinswoman

Translations

male relative

• Armenian: ազգական (hy) (azgakan)
• Faroese: ættarmaður m
• Finnish: miespuolinen sukulainen (fi)
• French: parent (fr) m
• German: Verwandter (de) m, Angehöriger (de) m, Landsmann (de) m

• Italian: parente (it) m
• Norwegian: forfader (no) m, ætting (nn) m, ættfar (nn) m
• Occitan: parent (oc) m
• Portuguese: parente (pt) m
• Russian: ро́дственник (ru) m (ródstvennik)
• Swahili: ndugu (sw)

Anagrams

• Kinmans, Mankins, mankins