akin
Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.
Other meanings
Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
Related words
- akinness
- nonakin
- unakin
Word history
From Middle English "of kyn" (related, of kin).
Where this comes from
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