Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kindred

/ˈkɪndɹɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: kin-dred
IPA: /ˈkɪndɹɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A grouping of relatives.

Countable

noun

Blood relationship.

Uncountable

noun

Affinity, likeness.

Uncountable

noun

One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.

Countable

noun

A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.

Countable

adj

Of the same nature, or of similar character.

Example Sentences

"*Behold he commeth with clouds, and euery eye ſhal ſee him,and they alſo which pearced him: and all kinreds of the earth ſhall waıle becauſe of him: euen ſo. Amen."
"Cla. By heauen, I thinke there is no man ſecure / But the Queenes Kindred, and night-walking Heralds,[…]"
"He that is in Distress tho' a stranger has a right to claim kindred with the wealthy—"
"And what I wouldn't give to find a soulmate?/Someone else to catch this drift/And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred?"
"We talked with Jonina about our kindred, Heathenry in the United States, Asatru in Iceland, and the details of our religious practice.[…]"
"Your chosen kindred or other group is a Venn circle that contains you, but it may not be the same circle as your family."

Etymology

From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: kyndrede, *cynrēd
Suffix: kin

Usage

Inflected Forms

kindreds (plural) kinred (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

kindredless kindredly kindredness kindredship unkindred

Phrases

kindred soul kindred spirit

Synonyms

hearth garth stead brethren kinship akin kin kin group kinship group clan tribe

Questions

How do you pronounce kindred?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪndɹɪd/.
What does kindred mean?: Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
Where does kindred come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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