ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsJ–Kkinship
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kinship
Meaning: a close connection or relationship, especially between family members
kinship in a sentence
How kinship is used in real sentences:
The cousins felt a strong kinship even though they had just met that summer.
Even though the two athletes came from different countries, they felt an immediate kinship after training together for weeks.
“Many citizens felt kinship with the royal family because its story crossed several generations.”
— from the passage Two Paths to Public Rule
Synonyms for kinship
Other words for kinship — bond, relation and connection — carry the same meaning.
- bond
- relation
- connection
Antonyms of kinship
Words that mean the opposite of kinship:
- estrangement
- disconnection
Where it comes from
From Old English cynn 'family, race' plus '-ship'
Memory hook
KINSHIP — your KIN sailing together aboard the same family ship.