Kindred

Pronunciation

• enPR: ˈkÄ­ndrÄ­d, IPA: /ˈkɪndɹɪd/, /ˈkɪndɹəd/

Origin

From Middle English kindrede, alteration (with epenthetic d) of kinrede, cünreden ("kindred"), from Old English cynrēd, cynrǣden ("kindred, family, generation, posterity, stock, species"), from cynn ("kind, sort, quality, race, family, rank, gender") + -rǣden ("condition, state"), equivalent to kin + -red. More at kin.

Full definition of kindred

Noun

1. (often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively.
2. (often plural only) Peoples of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
3. (countable) A grouping of relatives.
• ShakespeareI think there's no man is secure
  But the queen's kindred.

Synonyms

• (people of same ethnic descent) brethren, kinship

Noun

1. A combination of extended family and religious group, of the Ásatrú religious order in America.

Synonyms

• Hearth
• Garth
• Stead

Adjective

1. Of the same nature.
• 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1.We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;

Anagrams

• drinked