kin
noun · adjective · verbA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)Race; family; breed; kind.
the starfish and its kin the sea urchin
- 2.
(collective, countable, uncountable)(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers You are of kin, and so must be a friend to their persons.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
- 5.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of qin (“Chinese string instrument”).
- 6.
(slang)(fandom slang) A fictional or non-fictional being whom one spiritually connects to.
- 7.
(slang)(fandom slang, in the form (character name) kin) Someone who identifies as a certain fictional character.
- 8.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of k'in.
- 9.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable)Clipping of kinesiology.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable, uncommon)Related by blood or marriage, akin. (It is more common to form sentences using the noun instead.)
It turns out my back-fence neighbor is kin to one of my co-workers.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:kin.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(slang, transitive)(transitive, fandom slang) To identify with; as in spiritually connect to a fictional or non-fictional being.
- 2.
(alt of, pronunciation spelling)Pronunciation spelling of can.
Từ liên quan
Cùng gốc / liên quan
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Topic liên quan
Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro From Middle English kyn, from Old English cynn (kind, sort, rank), from *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją (race, generation, descent), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁yom, from *ǵenh₁- (to produce).