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- [kinz-muh n]
- /ˈkɪnz mən/
- /ˈkɪnz.mən/
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- [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
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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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
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