kinship

[kin-ship] /ˈkɪn ʃɪp/

noun

the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship.

relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity.

Origin

1825-35; kin + -ship

Synonyms

1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing.

Examples from the web for kinship

Moreover, single-parent and stepparent families created a more extensive kinship network than the nuclear family.
They snap and rankle and connive, honoring only the kinship.
Those pangs are mitigated, though, by a new sense of kinship with graduate students and faculty members.
They discovered that each of the baboon's reactions depended on the rank and kinship of the baboons on the tape.
kinship thus accentuates the importance of selection at the group level as compared with individual selection within the group.
When feelings of kinship transcend the species boundary.
But the real potential of light-emitting diodes comes from their kinship to digital electronics.
Shared vocabulary due to borrowing is irrelevant in determining linguistic kinship.
But to date, no evidence has been found that kinship plays role.
She contacted me, it appeared, out of a feeling of kinship.

British Dictionary definitions for kinship

/ˈkɪnʃɪp/

noun

blood relationship

the state of having common characteristics or a common origin

Word Origin and History for kinship

by 1764, from kin + -ship. A more pure word than relationship, which covers the same sense but is a hybrid.

kinship in Medicine

kinship kin·ship (kĭn'shĭp')
n.
Connection by blood, marriage, or adoption; family relationship.

kinship in Culture

A relation between two or more persons that is based on common ancestry (descent) or marriage (affinity).