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kinsmen

kins·man
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kinz-muh n]
    • /ˈkɪnz mən/
    • /ˈkɪnz.mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kinz-muh n]
    • /ˈkɪnz mən/

Definitions of kinsmen word

  • noun plural kinsmen a blood relative, especially a male. 1
  • noun plural kinsmen a relative by marriage. 1
  • noun plural kinsmen a person of the same nationality or ethnic group. 1
  • noun kinsmen An all Canadian Charitable service organization See: Kin. 1

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Origin of kinsmen

First appearance:

before 1100
One of the 6% oldest English words
First recorded in 1100-50, kinsman is from the late Old English word cinnes man. See kin, 's1, man1

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Parts of speech for Kinsmen

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kinsmen popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for kinsmen

noun kinsmen

  • men — plural of man1 .
  • menfolk — A group of men considered collectively, especially the men of a particular family or community.
  • kith and kin — friends and family
  • kinsfolk — Alternative spelling of kinfolk.

Top questions with kinsmen

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