Noun: kinship 'kin,ship
- (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
"The kinship between cousins is through a common grandparent";
- family relationship, relationship
- A close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
"felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities";
- affinity
Derived forms: kinships
Type of: relation
Encyclopedia: Kinship