kinswoman
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English kinswoman; equivalent to kin + -s- + -woman.
Noun[edit]
kinswoman (plural kinswomen)
- A female relative.
- 1822, Alain René Le Sage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane:
- Don Huberto actually fell in love with his kinswoman, and had presumption enough to declare his passion […]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
female relative
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- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- English terms interfixed with -s-
- English terms suffixed with -woman
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- English terms with quotations
- en:Female family members
- en:Female people
- English female equivalent nouns