First Known Use: before 12th century
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1kin
noun \ˈkin\
: a person's relatives
Full Definition of KIN
1
: a group of persons of common ancestry : clan
3
archaic : kinship
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Origin of KIN
Middle English, from Old English cynn; akin to Old High German chunni race, Latin genus birth, race, kind, Greek genos, Latin gignere to beget, Greek gignesthai to be born
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2kin
adjective
Definition of KIN
First Known Use of KIN
1597
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noun \ˈkin\
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