kin /kɪn/noun 7adjective 1verb 1forms 3 noun7 •Race; family; breed; kind. •Persons of the same race or family; kindred.You are of kin, and so must be a friend to their persons. — 1620 •One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.Among those who derive information related to work from personal contacts, nonkins, rather than kins, constitute the most important sources even for women. — 2016 •Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.Such sensations, however, were too near a kin to resentment to be long guiding Fanny's soliloquies. — 1814 •(slang) A fictional or non-fictional being whom one spiritually connects to. •(slang) Someone who identifies as a certain fictional character. •(informal) Clipping of kinesiology. adjective1 •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. verb1 •(slang) To identify with; as in spiritually connect to a fictional or non-fictional being. formskinned · kinning · kins
