Meaning of kindred in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈkɪndrəd/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   kindred

   Definitions

   1. similar or related in quality or character

   Examples

   • « a feeling akin to terror »
   • « kindred souls »
   • « the amateur is closely related to the collector »

   Synonyms

   • similar
2. 2. related by blood or marriage

   Examples

   • « kindred clans »

   Synonyms

   • related

3. Noun

   kindred

   Etymology

   Middle English: from kin + -red (from Old Englishrǣden ‘condition’), with insertion of -d- in the modern spelling through phonetic development (as in thunder)

   Definitions

   1. group of people related by blood or marriage